western civ 2
Louis XIV's revoking of this edict led to a mass exodus of Huguenots from France:
Edict of Nantes
When we refer to constitutionalism, we are referring to political developments in:
England and the Dutch Republic
The English Bill of Rights:
Established the basic civil liberties and powers of Parliament
What was extraordinary about Argula von Grumbach's letter to the Ingolstadt theologians?
Eventually about 29,000 copies of her letter and her pamphlets were printed.
Feudalism was a rigid system of hierarchical power relations between the peasantry, nobility, and urban workers.
False
Spain was the greatest mercantile rival of Great Britain and, likewise, offered an alternative to absolute monarchy.
False
The Scientific Revolution did not influence all parts of Europe equally or at the same time
False
The man who became James I of England was already a king prior to his ascension to the English throne.
False
A fundamental difference between Constitutionalism and Absolutism is:
From whom the respective monarch acquires their mandate to rule
The Edict of Nantes:
Gave Protestants the right to worship in France
John Calvin was invited to oversee his reform in this city:
Geneva
What did Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, do to demonstrate his devotion and to gain access to the Church's Treasury of Merit?
He displayed relics that, when viewed, released a Catholic believer from many years in Purgatory.
What attribute(s) distinguished Montaigne's writing?
He used humor and self-effacement.
The power struggle following the death of this King was intensified by religious rivalries between the great families of France:
Henri II
This is often pointed to as the spark that prompted Martin Luther to post his 95 Theses:
His anger over the Church's practice of selling indulgences
A key factor influencing Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church was:
His inability to obtain a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon.
An alternative name for French Protestants was:
Huguenot
The "rebirth" referred to in the Renaissance was the rebirth of:
Interest in Classical learning
This man is known as perhaps the greatest genius of the Scientific Revolution:
Isaac Newton
An important characteristic of Catholicism in the Americas was:
It combined elements of European Catholicism and Indigenous practices
An important characteristic of Catholicism in the Americas was:
It failed to gain many adherents among the local people
Which of the following statements about the Glorious Revolution in Ireland was true?
It made clear that the majority of Irish subjects did not choose to depose King James II.
Which of the following describes the effects of the founding of the Bank of England in 1694?
It promoted banking over trade and manufacturing.
How did King Henry IV's promulgation of the Edict of Nantes in 1598 reflect the principles of the politiques?
It recognized certain cities as protected and self-governed by the Huguenots, situated in Catholic France.
Which statement below best reflects Luther's reform program?
It represented a major challenge to the church's existence, not merely a reform movement
Which of the following was a result of the 1629 Edict of Restitution?
It restored all property that had come into Protestant hands to the Catholic Church.
Terms of the Peace of Utrecht included
Louis XIV renouncing French claims to the Spanish throne.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the breaks with precedent following the Thirty Years' War?
Many monarchs began to take on absolute sovereignty.
The Kingdoms of Aragon and Castile were united through ____________ in 1469.
Marriage
The Moors were:
Muslim invaders from North Africa
An important factor contributing to the duration and ferocity of the Thirty Years' War was:
Outside aid to both Protestant and Catholic forces
The three main divisions of society in 1500 were:
Peasants, the nobility, and the clergy
Which of the following best characterizes the economic trajectory of the Spanish exploitation of their possessions in the Americas:
A more thorough exploitation of natural resources followed by a policy of plunder
Which of the following occurred on the French territory of Saint-Domingue in the mid-1600s?
After winning a battle against the French, slaves temporarily took control of French cities there.
A characteristic of the Society of Jesus was:
All of these
Oliver Cromwell is significant because:
All of these
True
All of these
Which of the follow is a characteristic of absolute rule:
All of these
Prior to the Scientific Revolution, European science was still dominated by the ideas of:
Aristotle
How did the construction of Versailles change the nature of French court life?
Because the aristocracy came to play a prominent role in court life, the king had more opportunities to ensure its obedience.
By 1700, the center of sugar cultivation had moved to
Britain's Caribbean colonies.
This meeting is traditionally pointed to as the beginning of the Catholic Reformation:
Council of Trent
In an effort to establish religious peace in Europe, the Treaty of Westphalia:
Declared that the religion of a state's population was to be the same as their lord
This was the primary economic activity of enslaved Africans in the Americas:
Plantation agriculture
How did Protestant church music differ from Catholic music?
Protestant congregations participated in group singing.
James I's efforts to marry his heir, Charles, to a Spanish princess were troubling to Parliament because:
Spain was Catholic and England was Protestant
Europeans' taste for this product led to the dramatic growth of the Atlantic System
Sugar
Which of the following played a role in the gradual fading of the Italian Renaissance:
The Catholic Church's effort to reestablish its control over thought and art
The "reconquest" refers to:
The Christian conquest of former Muslim territories on the Iberian Peninsula
This event that occurred in the fourteenth century was a significant blow to the unquestioned authority of the church:
The Great Schism
The Thirty Years' War occurred primarily in:
The Holy Roman Empire
Although called the Northern Renaissance, a primary distinction between Northern Renaissance and its Italian counterpart was:
The Northern Renaissance more closely engaged with the contemporary teachings of the Catholic Church
More than any other structure built during his reign, Louis XIV intended this building to reflect his absolute power:
The Palace of Versailles
This targeting and killing of Protestants in the lead-up to the marriage between Henri of Navarre and Margaret of Valois has been called:
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
The symbolic beginning of the Thirty Years' War is:
The defenestration of Prague
Why did secular authorities, Protestant and Catholic, deem the Anabaptists dangerous?
The first Anabaptists refused to take oaths and were pacifists.
This invention in 1450 revolutionized the way that information was conveyed and its spread in fifteenth century Europe:
The printing press
An important reason why Martin Luther's reform efforts were successful while previous attempts had failed was:
The protection of powerful German princes
The Middle Passage refers to:
The trans-Atlantic journey from Africa to the Americas
Which of the following statements was true of the Independents in the English civil war? Correct Answer
They demanded religious toleration for all Christians.
Which of the following statements describes the state of books in the Netherlands and elsewhere?
They served as common signs of prosperity for merchants and professionals.
Declared that the religion of a state's population was to be the same as their lord
Thomas Hobbes
This individual described the state of nature as miserable and argued that the social contract was unbreakable:
Thomas Hobbes
An important reason why Europeans looked to Africa for enslaved labor was:
Too many indigenous peoples had died of disease to provide a large and stable workforce
An important difference between Martin Luther and John Calvin was that Calvin emphasized total obedience to God's will rather than reconciliation.
True
Aristocrats in Europe led the way in opposing future wars.
True
Charles II was the first European monarch to be tried and executed by his subjects.
True
Erasmus urged Christians to study their bibles directly rather than spending their time and energy delving into scholastic arguments and interpretations of the biblical texts.
True
Italian city states benefitted from their lucky geographic position, which allowed them to tap into rich trading networks.
True
Martin Luther saw himself as a restorer rather than a rebel.
True
Martin Luther's teachings and critiques of the Catholic Church became increasingly radical after 1517.
True
Oliver Cromwell's actions after he became Lord Protector demonstrate that he had overseen the execution of Charles I in order to create a more egalitarian England.
True
René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle claimed everything from the Appalachians to the Rockies for the king of France.
True
Serfdom lasted beyond the sixteenth century in eastern Europe.
True
The Roundheads supported Parliament during the English Civil War.
True
The Scientific Revolution was above all a revolution in thought.
True
The man who became James I of England was already a king prior to his ascension to the English throne.
True
An important factor determining the likelihood that a person would be enslaved in Africa was:
Where the person lived
The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in France caused large-scale immigration that
brought a large Jewish population to the French colonies.
The Jansenists were Roman Catholics in France who
criticized many aspects of the Catholic Reformation.
The rise of sugar and coffee as consumer products
demanded back-breaking, labor-intensive harvesting and processing by masses of people.
La Salle traveled from Montreal through the Great Lakes and
down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico to found Louisiana.
As a Christian humanist, Erasmus avoided severe criticism from Catholic theologians; only Protestant theologians denounced him.
false
Feudalism was a rigid system of hierarchical power relations between the peasantry, nobility, and urban workers.
false
Sugar in the "triangle trade" predominantly came from Europe.
false
The French scholar Poulain de la Barre fought against early feminism and female equality.
false
The Medici patronage of Galileo guaranteed his freedom from arrest.
false
Thomas Hobbes's claim in his book Leviathan that life was "solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short" was an argument
for the establishment of states imposing order and laws.
The Austrian defeat of the Ottoman Turks at the gates of Vienna
forced the closing of the Turkish baths in Vienna.
Charivari was a ritual intended to
humiliate community members who violated social norms.
The absolutist policies of the minister Colbert in New France
intended to limit growth of the "Upper Country" by controlling the emigration of French settlers.
The aristocrats viewed war as their primary purpose and source of honor and prestige, which
meant that Europe saw not a single year of peace from 1680-1721.
The government of William and Mary advocated economic policies that
pushed for protectionism.
Privateers were
ships chartered to engage in piracy against a country's enemies.
The unprecedented size and scale of fighting forces between 1618 and 1648 meant that
soldiers systematically stole goods in order to survive.
What did Luther admit during his debate in July 1519 with the Catholic theologian Johann Eck?
that he believed popes and even Church councils could err, as only scripture was infallible
Which of the following was an exception to the continental pattern of government in that it had provinces with a great deal of autonomy and a powerful representative governing body?
the Dutch Republic
What new spiritual "architecture" was contrived by an archbishop of Milan?
the confessional
Why were salons in France initially organized?
to instruct newcomers in the traditions of the court
What was the goal of the peasants involved in the large-scale revolt of 1524-1525?
to transform German society by eliminating serfdom
Among the victims of Queen Mary's pogrom against English Protestants was the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, executed by burning at the stake.
true
As Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell was king in all but name.
true
Luther displayed scant religious sensitivity before his conversion experience while an Augustinian monk.
true
Marie Guyart, or Marie of the Incarnation, spent most of her life as a nun devoted to the Ursuline order.
true
The Netherlands were part of the Spanish Empire when war broke out between them in 1572.
true
The Roundheads supported Parliament during the English Civil War.
true
The cruelty of those who slaughtered French Protestants during the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day in 1572 seems beyond belief. At Orléans, some were slain while musicians played lutes and guitars.
true
The man who became James I of England was already a king prior to his ascension to the English throne.
true
In the months leading to the Fronde, which of the following did the self-appointed assembly of magistrates demand?
veto power for themselves over all royal taxes
According to the textbook, what was the single most important arena in which Louis XIV both depended on and performed for his aristocracy?
warfare
Kara Mustafa's march through Hungary to fight the king of Poland
was the final time Turks threatened central Europe.
