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