AP European History Ch 15 Test

he ordered all Prussian men to undergo military training, after which they could return home and serve as army reservists

how did Frederick William I, king of Prussia, sustain agricultural production while dramatically expanding the size of his army?

the power of the ruler was absolute and prevented civil war

the English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes held that

the Pyrenees

the final collapse of Spain as a great military power was symbolized by the defeat at the Battle of Rocroi and the resulting Treaty of

English laws against Catholics would be eased and England gradually re-Catholicized

in return for financial support, what did Charles II of England secretly promise Louis XIV of France?

the House of Orange

in the Netherlands, tensions were always present between supporters of the staunchly republican Estates and supporters of

armies were expensive to deploy, and rulers feared creating martyrs

in the seventeenth century, why did rulers hesitate to crush rebellions?

controlled by an oligarchy of wealthy businessmen

political power in the Dutch Republic was

John Locke

the Glorious Revolution and the concept of representative government found its best defense in the "Second Treatise of Civil Government" by

Prussian nobles who reluctantly worked with Frederick William to consolidate the Prussian state

the Junkers were

millets

the Ottomans divided their subjects into religious communities or

the subordination of all institutions to the monarchy

the guiding force behind Cardinal Richelieu's domestic policies was

Spain must return to the imperial tradition of the sixteenth century in order to solve its economic and political difficulties

what mistaken belief did the Count-Duke of Olivares hold that brought disaster to Spain?

people of non-noble origin were able to rise to high positions

what was one of the social consequences of Peter the Great's bureaucratic system?

Hungary was never fully integrated into a centralized, absolute Habsburg state

what was the consequence of Prince Francis Rákóczy's rebellion for Habsburg rule?

growth in armed forces

what was the outcome of the heightened central control established by absolutist and constitutional governments?

a vision of the world in which community needs predominate over competition and profit

when speaking of "moral economy," historians are referring to

the revolution did not constitute a democratic revolution since sovereignty was placed in the Parliament, which only represented the upper classes

which of the following characterizes the English Revolution of 1688?

Charles I imposed unwelcome laws and reforms on the country

why did the English government arrive at a crisis situation by 1640?

the sultan's slave corps

within the Ottoman government, who staffed the top DIFF: Levels of the bureaucracy?

he extended the use of intendants, commissioners for each of France's thirty-two districts

how did Cardinal Richelieu increase the power of the centralized French state?

presented subject matter associated with classical antiquity

typically, French classism

Fronde

Cardinal Jules Mazarin's struggle to increase royal revenues to meet the cost of war led to the uprisings of 1648-53, known as the

military dictatorship

Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was ultimately a

Catholic Reformation

the Baroque style flourished in the context of the

a fear of the establishment of Catholic absolutism by James II

the primary cause of the English Glorious Revolution was

he confirmed the Junkers' privileges, including their authority over the serfs

how did Frederick William the Great Elector of Prussia persuade the Junker nobility to accept taxation without consent in order to fund the army?

he sought to impose a new prayer book modeled on the Anglican "Book of Common Prayer" on Presbyterian Scotland

how did William Laud, the archbishop of Canterbury, create conflict in Britain in the 1630s?

malnutrition made people susceptible to deadly diseases, which reduced the population significantly

how did famines affect the European population in the seventeenth century?

Louis XIV of France's grandson, Philip, was placed on the French throne with the agreement that the French and Spanish thrones would never be united

how did the Peace of Utrecht resolve the problem of succession to the Spanish throne?

large-scale armed conflicts over religious faith came to an end

how did the Peace of Westphalia mark a turning point in European history?

army officers became obedient to monarchs instead of serving their own interests

how did the nature of armed forces change in the latter half of the seventeenth century?

they modeled their rule on the Mongol khans

how did the princes of Moscow seek to legitimize their authority as rulers of an independent state?

the government must obtain the consent of the majority for taxes

in "Two Treatises of Government"(primary source 15.5), John Locke notes that

consolidation of serfdom

in Eastern Europe between 1500 and 1650, the growth of commercial agriculture was accompanied by the

Johann Sebastian Bach

in music, the baroque style reached its culmination in the work of

the tsar or the grand prince rules the land alone, and all the people are his subjects

in primary source 15.3, how does Olearius depict the Russian government?

they are naturally tough and born for slavery

in primary source 15.3, how does Olearius view Russians as a people?

the people are in full liberty to resist those who, without authority, would impose anything upon them

in primary source 15.5, how does Locke understand the process by which a government functions?

Stenka Razin

one of the largest rebellions in the seventeenth-century Russia was that led by

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

France's strong economy was created by the mercantilist policies of

prevention of the Habsburgs from unifying the territories surrounding France

French foreign policy under Cardinal Richelieu focused primarily on the

newly ennobled or upper middle class

Louis XIV selected councilors from the

economic activity should be regulated by and for the state

Mercantilist theory postulated that

Poltava

after a defeat at Narva, Peter the Great constructed a new army and eventually beat the Swedish in 1709 at

St. Petersburg

after his victory in 1709 at Poltava, Peter the Great built a new, Western-style city on the Baltic called