AP Euro Midterm Tests
What did Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Edward Jenner do?
Paved the way for the control of smallpox (vaccinations)
What did the liberium veto fail to do?
Preserve the integrity of the Polish Kingdom during the 18th century
What was one feature of the Anglican church under Henry VII?
Salvation could be achieved through good works
What was one effect from the Treaty of Westphalia?
Switzerland and the Dutch Republic were recognized as independent
Who believed in emotionalism and personal relationship with God?
Teresa de Avila
What was the LEAST successful of Napoleon's policies?
The continental system
What did Rousseau advocate?
The responsibility of government with the consent of the governed
Who was the first European explorer to find an all-water route to India?
Vasco de Gama
Who had the biggest impact on Fredrick the Great?
Voltaire
What was NOT a 16th century technological innovation used by navigators?
chronometer
Who would have most likely been opposed to the cruel treatment of Native Americans during the 16th century?
Bartolome de las Casas
What was a similarity between the English Civil War and French Revolution?
Both saw the restoration of the overthrown ruling families.
Who was the greatest obstacle to the spread of Protestantism in the 16th century?
Charles V
What belief system expresses a secular view of the universe?
Deism
What did Louis XIV's Edict of Fountainbleu replace?
Edict of Nantes
Which country dominated European elite culture during the late 17th century?
France
Who would have objected to mercantilism?
Adam Smith
Who was the principle architect of Prussian statehood and emergence as a European power?
Fredrick William "The Great Elector"
Who wrote "The Prince"?
Machiavelli
Which country was the last to industrialize during the 19th century?
Russia
What was the major difference between Eastern and Western Europe in the 17th/18th century?
Control over peasants
Which rulers used practical compromise to solve political problems?
Elizabeth I and Henry IV
Which country had the largest number of people migrate to the New World in the 17th/18th century?
England
Which city dominated the 15th century?
Florence
What did Isaac Newton's "Principia" explain?
How the universe worked through the inexplicable
What was one difference between the Northern and Italian Renaissances?
Italians focused more on Greco-Roman art and literature
What was the main issue of European diplomacy between 1689 and 1815?
Limiting power of France
What was the change in child rearing in the 18th century?
Middle class families became more nurturing and child-centered
What was a consequence of the Agricultural Revolution in the 18th century?
More availability of low-wage labor for industrial firms
What was industrialization in Continental Europe stunted by?
Napoleonic wars
Which group was most successful in maintaining gains during the French Revolution/Napoleonic Era?
Peasants
What contributed to the economic prosperity of the Dutch Republic in the late 17th century?
Religious tolerance
What did Martin Luther and John Calvin both preserve in their new religions?
Sacraments of baptism/communion
What was Peter the Great's key accomplishment?
The development of Russia's Baltic region
What did the Glorious Revolution NOT result in?
The rejection of mercantilism within the empire
