World History
Approximately, how much did it take to build the Versailles?
$100 million
Prince Henry initiated a program of exploration to find a route to the East Indies, by sailing around _____.
Africa
Portugal's only colony in the New World was:
Brazil
The Act of Union united
England and Scotland constitutionally
Frederick II turned Prussia into a militaristic state. T/F
False
In 1543 the Turks conquered Constantinople. T/F
False
In the seventeenth century most of Italy had gained its independence. T/F
False
Louis XIV did not believe in the divine right of kings. T/F
False
Charles I was supported by _____ England
Northern and Western
In searching for a sea route to the East, England first tried to find a route around _____.
Russia
Who was the first Englishmen to sail around the world?
Sir Francis Drake
The agreement that ended the War of the Austrian Succession was called the:
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
The Long Parliament passed the _____, which called for Parliament to meet at least once every three years
Triennial Act
One of the reasons for the Thirty Years War was that Catholics were converting to Lutheranism and taking their lands with them. T/F
True
The Muslim religion and military prowess are interrelated. T/F
True
The Muslims had to obey the Koran and a strict religious code; no halfway point existed in their religion. T/F
True
The second Navigation Act required that exports go to England first before continental ports. T/F
True
When the _____ was abandoned because of a declining Indian population, a system of _____ was formed.
encomienda peonage
What gold was to Spain, _____ was/ were to France
fur
This period saw the development of stringed instruments and a musical art form known as the_____.
opera
The French settlements were _____ than the English settlements.
smaller
What are the four reasons for Portugal's decline as a world power?
1. They didn't have enough money or resources 2. They lacked a large population 3. They lacked in size 4. They were conquered by Spain in 1580
In 1487 Bartholomew Dias discovered the tip of Africa, which he called the:
Cape of Storms
The _____ church was responsible for presenting the gospel to the Indians.
Catholic
During whose reign was the Habeas Corpus passed and the Whig and Tory parties developed?
Charles II
Spanish Latin America was governed by the king or the _____.
Council of the Indies
The first Navigation Act in England required that all colonial exports be carried in _____ships
English
The French legislative body was known as the
Estates General
One of the major problems resulting in the decline of the military was the conversion of the commanding officers to Christianity. T/F
False
The Commonwealth was supported by Ireland, but not by Scotland. T/F
False
The Russians captured Constantinople. T/F
False
The Test Act and Disabling Act required officeholders to be practicing Catholics. T/F
False
The war between the Turks and the Austrians finally ended with the defeat of the Turks in 1699 and the Treaty of Aix-la-Chappelle. T/F
False
A civil conflict in _____ in 1647 to 1652 was the Fronde.
France
During the War of the Austrian Succession, which countries sided with Prussia?
France, Spain
Who succeeded the Elector of Brandenburg in 1701?
Frederick I
The official language of many royal courts was:
French
Control of the Ohio valley was the issue of the:
French and Indian War
The English and French colonial rivalry climaxed with the:
French and Indian War
The Gunpowder Plot was led by
Guy Fawkes
Two important developments of Charles II's reign included
Habeas Corpus Act, Whig Party and Tory Party
The eastern country in which both France and England were interested was:
India
England's first and only constitution is known as the _____ of Government
Instrument
England and France both wanted to break up the monopoly of the Mediterranean trade that was controlled by which country?
Italy
Established in 1607, what was the first permanent English colony?
Jamestown
John Cabot, an Italian sailor, was sent by Henry VII to the new world. What was he seeking?
Northwest Passage
Parliament voted tunnage and poundage as a mean of income for only one year because
Parliament distrusted Charles
Because Charles VI did not have a male heir, the _____ was signed that would allow Maria Theresa to take the Austrian throne.
Pragmatic Sanction
When the Spanish Armada was defeated, England remained independent and _____
Protestant
Established in 1608, what was the first permanent French settlement?
Quebec
Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who suppressed the Puritans
Richard Bancroft
France was established as the strongest nation in Europe as a result of the:
Thirty Years' War
A storm, a strong current, and swift vessels helped the British defeat the Armada in 1588. T/F
True
Both Louis XV and Louis XVI enjoyed absolute power. T/F
True
By circumnavigating Africa, Vasco da Gama became the first European to reach the East Indies by sea. T/F
True
Charles V succeeded in uniting church and state. T/F
True
Causes of the Fronde included:
bad harvests, discontent of provincial governors and officeholders encouraged by English civil wars, decline in grain prices
Royal officials who were directly responsible to the king were called
intendants
Portugal had difficulty colonizing because they:
lacked resources, population, and size
A system of government intervention to promote national prosperity and to increase the power of the country is called
mercantilism
The economic policy which included the idea that all colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country was:
mercantilism
In 1480, to divide the new lands between Spain and Portugal, the pope drew the first:
papal Line of Demarcation
In the seventeenth century Caribbean colonies were more important because of the (, , , ) located there.
sugar
One reform wanted by the Puritans and allowed by James I was
the King James translation of the Bible
An important principle of the English Petition of Right was that no taxes could be raised without the consent of _____.
the Parliament
Poland was divided by which three countries?
Russia, Prussia, Austria
Which was not a method Charles used to raise money
Sold kingdom land
Parliament was supported by _____ England
Southern and Eastern
When Ferdinand I became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, control of Italy passed from _____ to _____.
Spain, Austria
1.a Spanish conqueror in North America or South America 2.a person having one white and one Negro parent; being of white and Negro blood 3.a policy whereby a certain number of Indian slaves were granted to landowners by the king 4.a person of Spanish and American Indian descent. 5.A Spanish province in Latin America administered by the crown or the Council of the Indies
1- conquistador 3- encomienda 2- mulatto 4- mestizo 5- viceroyalty
Describe the economic decline of the Ottoman Empire.
1. because of silver and gold from Spanish American mines 2. led to inflation and more taxation
Three causes of the English civil wars were:
1. supremacy of the King or Parliament 2. national church or religious freedom for Protestants 3. new economic groups wanting a role in government
The Dutch War lasted from 1672 to:
1678
1.conquered the Incas 2.the Incan Emperor 3.wanted to sail around the world 4.city of Mexico 5.the great blond god of the Aztecs 6.discovered the New World 7.an Aztec king and warrior 8.conquered the Aztecs 9.the home of the Incas
4- Tenochtitlan 5- Quetzalcoatl 1- Francisco Pizarro 9- Andes Mountains 8- Hernando Cortes 3- Ferdinand Magellan 6- Christopher Columbus 7- Cuauhtemoc 2- Atahualpa
1.built a garden city 2.the man of the Shi'a sect who revolted against the Ottomans 3.ruthlessly crushed Anatolian revolt 4.the ruler of Persia, or the Safavi Empire 5.added Egypt, Syria, and Arabia to Ottoman lands 6.Muslim holy cities 7.the shah under which the Safavi Empire reached it peak
4- shah 5- Suleiman the Lawgiver 7- Abbas the Great 3- Selim the Grim 1- Isfahan 2- Ismail Safavi 6- Mecca and Medina
Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and Charles I of Spain were the same man. T/F
True
Cromwell's government failed because it never had support of the majority of England. T/F
True
England became a republic after the death of Charles. T/F
True
France was brought to bankruptcy by war and extravagance. T/F
True
Louis persecuted the Huguenots. T/F
True
Portugal was the first European nation to:
contact Japan and China
When more goods are exported than imported, the trade balance is said to be _____.
favorable
Richelieu's two goals were
to make the king all powerful in France, to make France supreme in Europe
Portugal's main source of economic support came through the business of _____.
trading
When you export more goods than you import, you are said to have a(n) _____ balance of trade.
favorable
1.English translation of the Bible 2.ranks with Magna Carta in importance 3.lasted twenty years 4.Lord Protector 5.chief minister of France
2- Petition of Right 4- Oliver Cromwell 3- Long Parliament 5- Richelieu 1- James I
1.an ethnic group of mixed Berber and Arab stock living in northwestern Africa 2.to sail around 3.a peninsula in southwestern Europe consisting of the countries of Spain and Portugal
2- circumnavigate 1- Moors 3- Iberian peninsula
1. Prime Minister 2. stabilized English government 3. king of Spain 4. English commander against Spanish Armada 5. English pirate 6. first Tudor king
4- Admiral Howard 1- William Cecil 3- Philip II 5- Sir Francis Drake 2- Elizabeth I 6- Henry VII
1.the reconversion of people back to Catholicism 2.wealth; riches 3.the attacking of cherished beliefs or traditional institutions regardless whether based on error or superstition 4.supreme power or authority 5.a member of certain religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church 6.the condition or service of a person doing work that requires little skill
4- sovereignty 5- friars 2- opulence 1- Counter Reformation 3- iconoclasm 6- peonage
1. assassinated in 1589 2. began Bourbon dynasty 3. granted freedom of worship and political rights to Huguenots 4. Duke of Sully 5. tax on the offices of state 6. land tax on the peasantry
6- taille 5- paulette 3- Edict of Nantes 1- Henry III 2- Henry IV 4- Maximilian de Bethune
The English took colonies from the _____ and later re-named them New York and New Jersey.
Dutch
Founded in 1600, the _____ gave effective mercantile organization to England's enterprises in India.
East India Company
What countries or areas did Portugal contact, colonize, or establish posts in?
Sumatra Africa China Java Japan the New World
One of the features of mercantilism is the acquisition of more gold and silver. T/F
True
The War of Devotion was also known as the _____.
War of the Spanish Netherlands
By accepting the Petition of Right, Charles I agreed to
no taxation without Parliament consent, no one could be imprisoned without trial, no soldiers would be quartered in homes in peacetime
What was the upper class of Latin America known as?
peninsular
Three reasons Philip II sent the spanish armada include:
resented English intervention and aid to the Netherlands, wanted to return England to the Catholic Church, wanted to stop English interference with Spain's New World trade
The three issues of the English civil wars included
supremacy of king or Parliament, new economic groups wanted role in government, national church or freedom for several Protestant groups
Austria was unable to gain a large empire because of the advance of Protestantism on the _____ and Islam on the _____.
west east