Unit 7 | Divergent Paths | Test Review | AP European
ESTIMATED AVERAGE DAILY WAGE FOR AN UNSKILLED LABORER, EXPRESSED IN KILOGRAMS OF WHEAT Country | 1500-1549 | 1550-1559 Southern England 10.1 6.3 Antwerp 8.8 7.2 Paris 6.8 4.9 Valencia/Madrid 10.7 7.4 Florence/Milan 4.7 3.4 Which of the following best explains the changes in wages for unskilled workers indicated by the data in the table?
Population growth in a relatively stagnant economy
All of the following were causes of the English Civil War during the mid-seventeenth century EXCEPT
the character of Oliver Cromwell
Which of the following is an accurate characterization of England in the period 1688 to 1715?
A constitutional monarchy controlled by an aristocratic oligarchy
By the early 17th century, which of the following European nations was the greatest commercial power in Europe?
The Netherlands
[MAP IS SHOWN] *Which of the following is the best description of the process that explain the areas colored in the Balkans?
The Ottoman Empire was significantly reduced as Austria began to take control in Southeastern Europe.
"...freedom of men under government is, to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by the legislative power erected in it; a liberty to follow my own will in all things, where the rule prescribes not; and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, unknown, arbitrary will of another man; as freedom of nature is to be under no other restraint but the law of nature." ~John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Goverment, Ch. IV, sec 22, 1689 Which tenet of the philosophical movement of which Locke was a part is most evident in the above passage?
The rights of the individual
[MAP IS SHOWN] The colored areas additionally have in common which of the following during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
They represent areas where states took advantage of religious conflict to strengthen their own power during the 16th and 17th centuries.
"The state of the monarchy is the supremest thing upon the Earth; for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God Himself they are called gods..." This concept of the status of monarchy would be reflective of the view of
James I Stuart
[MAP IS SHOWN] *The colored areas of the map above represent which of the following?
Dynastic lands of the Habsburg in the 17th and 18th centuries
"...freedom of men under government is, to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by the legislative power erected in it; a liberty to follow my own will in all things, where the rule prescribes not; and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, unknown, arbitrary will of another man; as freedom of nature is to be under no other restraint but the law of nature." ~John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Goverment, Ch. IV, sec 22, 1689 The political philosophy expressed in this passage most clearly reflects which of the following?
Liberalism
Which of the following was an important consequence of the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689?
Limits were put on the power of the English monarchy
The establishment and growth of St. Petersburg during the early 18th century was part of Peter the Great's attempt to do which of the following?
Remake Russian institutions to be as effective as those in western Europe.
Which of the following most accurately describes the political system of the Dutch republic of the 17th century?
Rule by wealthy merchants
"...freedom of men under government is, to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by the legislative power erected in it; a liberty to follow my own will in all things, where the rule prescribes not; and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, unknown, arbitrary will of another man; as freedom of nature is to be under no other restraint but the law of nature." ~John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Goverment, Ch. IV, sec 22, 1689 Locke's view regarding government most clearly reflects which of the following ideas? a. Authority based on historical traditions b. Government based on divine providence c. Self-government by reasonable people d. Government through enlightened monarchs
Self-government by reasonable people
ESTIMATED AVERAGE DAILY WAGE FOR AN UNSKILLED LABORER, EXPRESSED IN KILOGRAMS OF WHEAT Country | 1500-1549 | 1550-1559 Southern England 10.1 6.3 Antwerp 8.8 7.2 Paris 6.8 4.9 Valencia/Madrid 10.7 7.4 Florence/Milan 4.7 3.4 The pattern shown in the table was partly an effect of which of the following changes in the economy of western Europe? a. The decreasing importance of agricultural activity as a contributor to the overall economy b. The breakdown of traditional economic systems and the increasing commercialization of agriculture. c. The declining importance of grain as a primary foodstuff d. The improvement of wages and working conditions for skilled laborers
The breakdown of traditional economic systems and the increasing commercialization of agriculture.
In the 18th century, the effectiveness of the Russian monarchy was limited by:
The enormous land area of the country
ESTIMATED AVERAGE DAILY WAGE FOR AN UNSKILLED LABORER, EXPRESSED IN KILOGRAMS OF WHEAT Country | 1500-1549 | 1550-1559 Southern England 10.1 6.3 Antwerp 8.8 7.2 Paris 6.8 4.9 Valencia/Madrid 10.7 7.4 Florence/Milan 4.7 3.4 Which of the following was a long-term trend that emerged in response to the economic patterns represented in the table? a. Western European women began leaving cities and towns to seek better opportunities in the countryside. b. Western European farmers began to switch from producing non-food crops to producing food crops. c. Western European women began to delay marriage to limit the number of children they would have. d. Western European national governments began to institute extensive programs of poor relief to offset the decline in wages.
Western European women began to delay marriage to limit the number of children they would have.
After the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil War and his execution in 1649, England was governed for a decade by
a commonwealth led by Oliver Cromwell and his son
"The state of the monarchy is the supremest thing upon the Earth; for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God Himself they are called gods..." The author of the statement believed most strongly in
divine right of kings
Charles I of England was forced to call Parliament into session even though he did not want to because only it could
grant new taxes
Which of the following is most closely associated the rise of Prussia as a major power? a. Hohenzollern monarchy b. commerce c. the army d. the civil service e. a strong navy
the army
The Petition of Right (1628-1629)
was directed at addressing a range of Parliamentary grievances before approving new sources of revenue which were requested by Charles I