Exam 1: The Beginnings of History and the Ancient Near East

The military revolution led is associated with:

What country entered the Thirty Years War against the Catholic Habsburgs in 1635?

The group collectively known as the Junkers consisted of:

Catholic nobles resented Henri IV because:

Before he assumed the throne of England, King James I had been king of:

Who succeeded Henry IV as king of France upon his assassination in 1610 and reigned until his own death in 1643?

Which religious group in seventeenth-century England was associated with the concept that each person has an "inner light" reflecting the divine spirit within?

What was the title given to the leading officials charged with the enforcement of justice in each of the provinces of the Netherlands?

Kangxi's Sacred Edicts were based on the teachings of what famous Chinese philosopher?

Cardinal Richelieu was the chief minister of France under:

The French institutions known as parlements were:

What was the difference in the way in which the Habsburg monarchs of Spain and the leaders of the Holy Roman Empire were selected?

The Great Northern War of the early eighteenth century was fought between:

In China the right to govern was known as:

In the first half of the seventeenth century the Dutch continued to fight to maintain their independence from:

Evaluate the legacy of the Sun King. In your view, was France becoming a powerful nation because of Louis XIV or in spite of him?

Compare and contrast political developments in France and England in the seventeenth century. What role did war play in the two different directions that these countries took, politically speaking?

Name two things that Charles I promised to do in England in exchange for the support of the Scots in his war with Parliament in 1647.

In France the hated gabelle was a tax on:

The peasant rebellion that threatened the position of Tsar Alexis I in 1670-1671 was led by: