World History: Unit 5: Growth of World Empires

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To the Ottoman Turks, religion and _______ powers were interrelated.

military

To the Ottoman Turks, which of the following powers were interrelated?

military power and religion

The role of the Catholic Church in Latin America was to:

missionize, educate, and protect the Indians.

Louis XIV

the sun king

Economic decline in the Ottoman Empire can be assigned primarily to trade competition from Europeans.

true

Atahualpa

King of the Incas

Philip II

king of Spain; sent the Spanish Armada to conquer England.

Oliver Cromwell

Lord Protector during England Commonwealth period.

Prince Henry

began a school of navigation in Portugal and funded expeditions.

The economic system developed to increase the power and wealth of a nation by government regulation of economy using policies such as: accumulation of gold and silver, a favorable balance of trade, trading monopolies, and encouragement of manufacturing, is called mercantilism.

true

Hernando Cortes

Conquered the Aztecs

Francisco Pizarro

Conquered the Incas

Instrument of Government

England's only written constitution

Although he was killed in the Philippines, _____ is still known as the first man to circumnavigate the globe.

Ferdinand Magellan

Fronde

French civil war

The Safavi Empire was formed by Ismail Safavi, a member of the Shi'a sect of the _____ religion.

Muslim

The four viceroyalties of Latin America were:

Peru, New Spain, New Granada, and La Plata

During the 1700s, control of Italy passed from the Hapsburgs of ___________ to the Hapsburgs of Austria.

Spain

A favorable _____ is reached when a country exports more than it imports.

balance of trade

Portugal's only colony in the New World, Brazil, was:

both of the other answers are correct

Richelieu

chief minister of France during Louis XIII's reign.

Colbert

economic minister to Louis XIV

Frederick II

enlightened ruler in Germany who instituted many reforms.

Frederick William is responsible for developing the theory of government based on discipline and power.

false

Richelieu attacked La Rochelle because of religious intolerance.

false

Thomas Cromwell was England's Lord Protector.

false

intendants

local royal French officials

Frederick William never used his army but formed Prussia into:

none of these answers

The reasons for the decline of Spain as a world power were wars, economic setbacks due to lack of investments in manufacturing and education, and ______

physical deterioration of the Hapsburg line

The three main reasons for Portugal's decline as a world power were:

population, size, and lack of resources

Petition of Right

ranks with Magna Carta in importance.

Gunpowder Plot

scheme to blow up Parliament

James I

sponsored an English translation of the Bible.

The main contribution of the Austrians in the time period from 1500 to 1800 was:

the halting of the advances of the Ottoman Turks

The social structure of Latin America was divided into three classes:

the peninsulares; the creoles; and the mestizos, mulattoes, blacks, and Indians

Portugal's empire was extensive, and the country thrived on:

trade

The Safavi Empire was formed by Ismail Safavi, a member of the Shi'a sect of the Muslim religion.

true


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