Quiz 2: WH

The Thirty Years' War began when

the Holy Roman emperor tried to force his Bohemian subjects to return to Catholicism.

The Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War, ensured that

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Martin Luther's work had enthusiastic popular support because

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Which of the following was NOT part of Charles V's holdings?

England

Which individual is incorrectly paired with a scientific discovery?

Ptolemy and the moons of Jupiter

What political motivation encouraged the spread of Protestantism?

What political motivation encouraged the spread of Protestantism?

The new monarchs were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

a commitment to individual liberty.

Who benefited most from the religious controversy generated by the Reformation?

centralizing monarchs, because they gained more independent authority

New institutions that supported early capitalism included all of the following EXCEPT

craft guilds

The Spanish Inquisition relied on religious justifications to advance what political end?

discouraging the Spanish nobles from adopting Protestantism

The reforms of Peter I included all of the following EXCEPT

forming a council of nobles to advise him on how best to improve the lives of serfs

The putting-out system was profitable for all of the following groups EXCEPT the

guild members who specialized in specific elements of cloth production such as weaving or dying.

Charles V was unable to forge a united empire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

he alienated the pope for failing to crush Luther.

One reason for the hysterical witch hunts of the sixteenth century was that

he conflicts of the Reformation contributed to a climate of suspicion and violence

In response to the challenges raised by the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic church

summoned a council to clarify doctrine and strengthen their spiritual commitment.

Seventeenth-century constitutional monarchies were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

the election of the monarch by the merchant class.

According to the divine-right theory of government,

the king derives his authority from God alone and is not accountable to his subjects

Martin Luther's criticism of the Roman Catholic church was greatly aided by

the printing press.

Galileo's discoveries would not have been possible without

the telescope.

What was the principle work of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)?

to be disciplined, educated representatives of the church throughout the world.