AP Euro Midterm Review
5. Henry VIII used the Act of Supremacy to
Assert control of religious institutions such as monasteries
73. Which of the following groups would least likely be concerned by Sir Robert Peel's statement?
Conservatives
51. Which political theorist would most likely agree with Smith's argument about labor as expressed in the above excerpt?
John Locke
65. The directives expressed in this except were the primary result of which of the following nineteenth-century developments?
Mechanization and the factory system became the predominant models of production
4. Based on the above excerpt , the Act of Supremacy best represents
an attempt by Henry VIII to impose religious reform from the top down and expand royal authority
32. The ideas expressed by Rousseau in this excerpt contributed heavily to
the French Revlution
14. the type of education described in the excerpt above
the Scientific Revolution
13. Which of the following best reflects the type of education described by the author?
the study of literature and ancient texts
33. Rousseau's text is most unlike other Enlightenment writers because it
questioned the exclusive reliance on reason
40. Which of the following were institutions that aided in disseminating new ideas of the Enlightenment?
salons and learned societies
56. Which of the following phases of the French Revolution is most directly reflected in the painting above?
A constitutional monarchy was established to increase popular participation in the government
2. The approaches of humanist scholars such as Bruni led to which of the following developments
Christian humanists employing Renaissance learning in service of religious reform
3. Approaches of humanist scholars such as Brunni led to which of the following developments by the early 16th century
Christian humanists employing Renaissance learning in service of religious reform
8. which of the following was a consequence of the Colombian exchange referenced by Diamond
Europeans' expansion of the African slave trade
61. Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the actions described in the excerpt above?
Europeans, driven by nationalist rivalries,sought direct political control of colonies
69. Which of the following statements best reflects the comparative assertions made by Marx and Engles?
France moved toward industrialization at a more gradual pace than Great Britain while German states industrialized quickly after the mid-nineteenth century
66. Which of the following choices best explains the patterns shown in the table above?
France moved toward industrialization at a more gradual pace than Great Britain, with government support and less dislocation of traditional methods of production
28. the state policy expressed by Frederick in this document was most unlike which of the following policies of his contemporary monarchs
In England, the outcome of the English Civil War and Glorious Revolution protected the rights of gentry and aristocracy from absolutism by codifying the rights of Parliament
70. Which if the following was a major contributor to the development of the consciousness that Marx attempts to galvanize in this excerpt?
In industrialized areas of Europe, socioeconomic changes created divisions of labor that led to the creation of a new urban industrial working class
25. The idea expressed in this excerpt best reflects which of the following historical trends
In the eighteenth century, a number of states in estern and central Europe experimented with ënlightened absolutism
64. The ideas expressed in the excerpt contributed to the conditions that fostered what subsequent event?
Industrialization in Prussia allowed that state to become the leader of a unified Germany
59. Which of the following authors' writings expressed views most similar to those of Portalis in the excerpt above?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
71. Which of these events during the first half of the nineteenth century confirms Metternich's concerns?
Liberal revolutionaries attempted to destroy the status quo
30. Rousseau's ideas in this excerpt are most like what other early modern thinker's philosophy?
Locke's argument that the state's authority originated in the consent of the government
78. Which of the following developments is best reflected in the image?
Mechanization and the factory system became the predominant modes of production by the early twentieth century
63. Which of the following social transformations was most likely a factor in why this factory issued rules in the excerpt above?
Migration from rural to urban areas in industrialized regions created an inexperienced workforce
58. Which of the following concepts is best reflected in excerpt?
Napoleon's defense on the ideals of the French Revolution
10. What developments in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries led Galileo to raise the concerns he expresses in the passage
New ideas and methods in science and astronomy began to emerge
62. Which of the following pieces of evidence illustrates how non-Europeans responded to French rule during the eighteenth century?
Non-Europeans, inspired by revolutionary ideas, led revolts in French colonies, with some becoming independent
49. Which of the following migration patters developed as a result of the population growth shown in the chart?
People migrated from rural areas to urban areas
54. What was the overall effect of ideas such as those Locke expresses in the passage above?
Political revolutions posed a fundamental challenge to Europe's existing political and social order
68. Which of the following nineteenth-century political responses to the problems of industrialization was the most successful?
Radicals and republicans demanded universal male suffrage and full citizenship regardless of wealth and property ownership
21. In this excerpt, Calvin's writing best serves as evidence of which of the following practices occurring in Europe at the time
Reformers criticized Catholic abuses and established new interpretations of Christian doctrine and practice
26. based on this document, which of the following can be inferred as a significant effect of the renewed emphasis on science and reason in European culture?
Religion was increasingly viewed as a matter of private rather than public conern
20. what key difference between renaissance humanists and sixteenth-century natural philosophers is best reflected in the painting above
Renaissance humanists studied classical texts, whereas natural philosophers conducted observations and experiments
22. Which of the following illustrates a major similarity between John Calvin and sixteenth century Roman Catholic popes
Some Protestants refused to recognize the subordination of the church to the state
37. Which of the following was a significant cause of the urban population growth discussed in the excerpt?
The Agricultural Revolution produced more food using fewer workers
75. The excerpts above most directly reflect which of the following developments?
The problems of industrialization provoked a wide range of ideological, governmental, and collective repsonses
35. This excerpt best illustrates what economic transformation in European villages during the eighteenth century?
The putting-out system, or cottage industry, expanded as increasing numbers of laborers in homes produced for markets
47. Which of the following eighteenth-century trends would support the argument Olympe de Gouges makes in this excerpt?
Women participated enthusiastically in the early phases of the French Revolution
31. Which of the following facilitated Rousseau's influence on Europeans in the eighteenth century?
a growing literate public that led to the development of "public opinion"
29. The ideas in this excerpt most directly serve as evidence of
a new political model based on the concept of natural rights
57. Which of the following social classes was most directly challenged by the actions shown in the painting?
a nobility based on hierarchy and status
41. The Bill of Rights challenged the traditional absolutist argument that
a powerful monarchy is needed to provide political stability
27. the ideas expressed in the excerpt are evidence of which of the following eighteenth- century trends
absolute monarchies limited the nobility's participation in governance but persevered the aristocracy's social and legal privileges
50. Which of the following forms of government would be least receptive to the main argument of the excerpt?
absolute monarchy
12. Besides Galileo's discoveries in astronomy, what new scientific ideas and observations arose during the period 1450-1648?
anatomical and medical discoveries presenting the body as an integrated system
53. What political idea did rational and empirical arguments like Locke's challenge?
divine right
55. Which of the following contemporaneous ideologies most directly contradicts Locke's point of view as expressed in the passage?
feudalism
48. Which if the following most directly accounts for the the population growth shown above?
higher agricultural productivity
11. Galileo's response to the bible-based arguments of his accusers reflects the system of thought called
humanism
19. the image above best reflects which of the following historical trends
humanist revival of Greek and Roman texts shifted the focus of education away from the theology and toward the study of classical
45. The growth of urban areas during the eighteenth-century was driven by
increased migration from rural areas
9. Exploration and colonization of the New World in the sixteenth century impacted the European balance of power by
increasing the power of Spain and Portugal
74. Laws that sought to remedy the problem of child labor, such as the one referenced in the excerpt above, best reflect which of the following responses to industrialization?
interventionist economic policies on behalf of the less privelages
79. Which of the following groups worked most effectively to reform child labor in early twentieth-century Europe?
interventionist liberals
77. Which of the following nineteenth-century political responses to industrialization best addresses the concerns of Ann Eggley as express in the excerpt above?
interventionist social policies
15. Which of the following developments most directly contributed to the dissemination of the type of education described in the above excerpt?
inventions such as the printing press
72. Which of the following groups would be most likely to support Metternich's views?
leaders who embraced the idea that human nature was perfectible solely through God, and thus favored traditional political and religious authorities
76. Which if the following ideologies best reflects the vies of Mr. Payne as expressed in the excerpt above?
liberalism
60. Which of the following economic developments is best reflected in the passage above?
mercantilism
17. the excerpt above most directly reflects
monarchs' tolerance of religious pluralism in order to maintain domestic peace
46. In this excerpt, Olympe de Gouges is responding to
new arguments proposed by Enlightenment philosophes like Rousseau promoting the continued exclusion of women from political life
36. The consumption of goods such as tea, sugar, and coffee suggests that
overseas products and influences contributed to the development of a consumer culture in Europe
18. the artwork above serves as evidence of which of the following historical developments
princes and popes, concerned with enhancing their prestige, commissioned paintings and architectural works based on classical styles that often employed the newly invented technique of geometric perspective
24. the critiques expressed by Calvin generated which of the following broader religious changes in the sixteenth century
the Catholic Reformation revived the church but cemented the division within Christianity
16. the excerpt above was a response to which of the following events
the French Wars of Religion
38. The Encyclopedia reflected which primary goal of the Enlightenment?
the attempt to improve institutions and society through rational inquiry
7. According to Diamond's argument, the most important factor for the success of European colonization of the Americas lay in
the biological and environmental advantages held by Europeans
52. Smith's views on labor as expressed in the excerpt are best reflected in which of the following eighteenth- and nineteenth-century developments?
the consumer revolution
80. This image best illustrates which of the following historical developments?
the division of labor led to the development of new social classes.
6. One international impact of the religious reform evidenced in the Act of Supremacy in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was
the effort by Hapsburg rulers to restore Catholic unity across Europe
43. The image above was created as an eighteenth-century response to which of the following:
the erosion of traditional values in larger urban areas
39. Projects in the eighteenth century such as the Encyclopedia led to
the gradual development of a larger role for public opinion in Western Europe
34. Which of the following was an important cause in the decline of famine in Europe?
the importation and transplantation of agricultural products from the Americas, which contributed to an increase in Europe's food supply
44. One social impact of the events depicted in the image was
the increase in the rate of illegitimate births in eighteenth-century Europe
1. Bruni's oration best illustrates which of the following elements of the Renaissance
the revival of classical literature and acient texts.
67. What best explains the patterns of declining industrialization in China and India during the nineteenth century
the search for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods drove Europeans to colonize
42. The excerpt above is most indicative of
the triumph of Parliamentary supremacy in England in limiting royal power
23. Which of the following was the most direct consequence of the changes promoted by Calvin
the weakening of religious institutions during the Reformation left city governments with the task of regulating public morals