AP Euro: Unit 3 Test

European powers' basic strategy against Louis XIV's policies were?

Forming military alliances in opposition to France

What was the argument about the English Civil War?

It was a conflict between the monarchy and Parliament, but Parliament's victory was only temporary due to the extreme position of the Puritan leaders

Which philosopher would most likely agree with the outcome of the Glorious Revolution?

Locke

How does the St. Petersburg image correctly represent the status of Russia in the early 18th century?

Russia was beginning to adopt the customs and practices of western Europe

Which historical evidence best supports Ashley's argument about the deteriorated nature of the relationship between Louis XIV and the French nobility?

The government's continuing inability to obtain revenues from the nobles

The brutal nature of Louis XIV's wars and his foreign policy is best explained by what?

Aggressive foreign policies to expand French interests

Which European political figure would express the greatest approval for the Palace of Versailles?

Jean Baptiste Colbert

What was the second crisis in England caused by?

Parliament feared the ties that James II had with the Roman Catholic Church

What was one later development that can be directly linked to the 1669 passage?

A series of Anglo-Dutch wars

How did Burnet feel about Peter the Great?

After the Glorious Revolution, Peter was against this type of balance of power

What was the principal reason for the changes depicted in the images?

Exploitation of a weaker state by stronger states

How did the location of the palace reflect concerns of the French monarchy?

It was sufficiently distant from Paris to offer security from Parisian mobs who threatened Louis XIV during the Fronde

What is the most likely explanation for the newspaper's decision to portray the city of St. Petersburg rather than Moscow?

Peter the Great built St. Petersburg as a window on the west

Peter the Great did what?

Reduced the boyars' attachment to traditional Russian culture as well as to publish the Table of Ranks

Louis XIV's absolute sovereignty was challenged most directly by who?

Regional courts of law

In what way was the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden a product of the image and the forces behind its publication?

Sweden was an obstacle to Peter the Great's ambition to gain ice-free ports in the Baltic Sea

What best expresses how supporters most justified absolutist monarchs like Louis XIV?

The king's right to rule came from God

What development is portrayed in both the map and the engraving?

The partitions of Poland

What was one practice that was common to all European states at that time that is not explicitly mentioned in the passage?

Trade in and use of African slaves

What feature of European history is described in 1669?

Mercantilism

How did the political structure of France change during Richelieu's ministry?

Feudalism to Absolutism

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers is most likely to agree with Richelieu's viewpoint?

Hobbes

How can the changes in the images be seen as a consequence of enlightened absolutism?

Enlightened rulers sought to settle issues between them without resorting to war

Which development during the reign of Louis XIV could be seen as a significant point in European history by adding a new dimension to European warfare?

Warfare took on a global nature, with the involvement of overseas colonies

Other than a royal residence, what other function did the palace serve?

Leading nobles of France were required to reside there