AP Semester Exam Review 2
Galileo's persecution by the Catholic Church was largely brought about by his suppport of which of the following
Nicholas Copernicus
which of the follwoing political philosophers are correctly paired based upon the similarity of their views regarding political power
hobbes and voltaire
The primary cause of the large increase in the population of Europe in the 18th century was
increases in the food supply
the specific abuse that Luther addressed in his "95 theses" was
sale of indulgences
The 16th century religious wars that plagued france ended with the
Edict of nantes
Which of the following statements is true concerning Philip II of Spain
He dedicated hie reign to establishing Catholic orthodoxy in Europe
Which of the following statements regarding the Colloquy of Marburg in 1529 is correct
It was a debate between Luther and Zwingli which resulted in a formal split within Protestantism
As a consequence of the English Reformation, Henry VIII
disbanded the monastaries
The Portugueses explorer Vasco da Gama was the first European to
find an all water route to India
baroque ideas and values were embodied most profoundly in the work of
gianlorenzo bernini
Martin Luther's most fundamental theological idea was that
it was by faith alone and God's grace that salvation could be achieved
All of the following are true about the Star Chamber courts of England EXCEPT
trials were public
The Defenestration of Prague was a cause of which of the following wars?
Thirty Years' War
The Pugachev Rebellion threatened the monarchy of
Catherine the Great
Ferdinand and Isabella's nationalistic policies led to the expulsion from Spain of large numbers of
Jews
which of the followign figures provided the foundation upon which Puritanism was based
John Calvin
in which area did opportunity for upper-class women increase most during the Italian Renaissance
access to education
as a consequence of the Great Northern war, Peter the Great
gave Russia a "window to the West" on the Baltic Sea
all of the following statements regarding the english bill of rights are true EXCEPT
it officially established the kingdom of great britain
Which of the following was most important in causing the Price Revoltion in the 16th century
the growth in Europes population
Prince henry the Navigator of Portugal was significant during the Age of Exploration because he
financed the exploration of the west coast of Africa
Elizabeth I attempted to reduce religious conflict in England through a compromise creed of faith known as the
39 Articles
Which of the following was the 1st woman in modern European history to advocate more opportunities and influence for women?
Christine de Pisan
which of the following statements is true regarding the peace of augsburg (1555)
German princes could choose whether state was catholic or lutheran
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Treaty of Paris (1763)
It removed France from North America
Which of the following monarchs instituted the largest number of "Enlightened" reforms
Joseph II
which of the following sets of French Revolutionary phases is in correct chronological order
National assembly, legislative assembly, national convention, directory, consulate
Which of the following statements concerning the Protestant Reformation is true?
It strenghtened the power of secular rulers
advances into central europe by the ottoman empire during the late 17th century were pushed back by
leopold I
which of the following was MOST important in advancing constitutionalism in Great Britain in the 18th century
the emergence of the cabinet system of government
During the Renaissance, the most widely read book of manners for the wealthy was
The Book of the Couriter by Baldassare Castiglione
Which of the following was MOST important in advocating for "divine right" of kings under Louis XIV
Bishop Bossuet
During the Thrity Years' War the Lutheran movement was saved from extinction by the military intervention of which of the following
Swedish king, Gustavus Adolphus
All of the following were important aspects of the Catholic Reformation EXCEPT
the Augsburg Confession
Napoleon Bonaparte's Continental System had as its goal
the defeat of Britain thorugh economic warfare
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of the ideal government was centered on
the general will
The most powerful European ruler at the time of the Protestant Reformation was
Charles V
Which of these statements expresses a fundamental difference between the philosophies of Rene Descartes and francis bacon in the 17th century
Descartes emphasized deductive reasoning and was therefore less bound to observation.
Which of the following was known as the "prince of humanists," and in such works as in praise of folly, criticized the clergy and abuses that he saw in the christian church
Desiderius erasmus
During the second half of the 17th century, the power of Brandenburg-Prussia was enhanced primarily through the efforts of
Frederick William "The Great Elector"
The victims of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572) were
French Calvinsits
Which was not true of Italian city-states during the Renaissance?
Governments routinely promoted the movement for Italian unifications
The royal society of London is associated with which the following
Growing correspondence within the scientific community
Which of the following best characterizes the Table of Ranks during the reign of Peter the Great
It set educational and performance levels for civil servants
"...It is, then, much safer to be feared than to be loved...for touching human nature, we may say in general that men are unthrughful, unconstant, dissemblers, they avoid dangers and are covetous of gain. Whil you do them good, they are wholly ours...but when (danger) appraoches, they revolt."
Niccolo Machiavelli
The central religious issue in England between 1534 and 1689 was the extent to which
Protestantism would remain the dominant force in the Church of England
Which of the following statements regarding Catherine the Great is correct
She extended Russia's territorial holdings at the expense of the black sea region
Which one of the following best characterizes the relationship between the Commercial Revolution and the Italian Renaissance
The commercial Revolution was a result of the Italian Renaissance
The achievements of the Jacobins included all of the following EXCEPT
distributing all land in rural areas among
Viscount Charles Townshend's contribution to the Agricultural Revolution in England was
introducing turnips as part of crop rotation
which of the following statements regarding Deism is NOT correct
it argued that revelation and faith were important in understanding God's laws
Which of the following best characterizes Edmund Burkes Reflections on the Revolution in France
it condemned the violence and anarchy of the french revolution
which of the following statements is accurate regarding the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
it divided newly discovered lands btw Spain and Portugal
the northern renaissance differed from the renaissance in Italy in that
it placed a greater emphasis upon religious piety
14th century english reformer whose views were embodied in the lollard movement
john wyclif
In the 14th and 15th centuries, mystics such as Thomas a Kempis
laid the foundations for Protestantism's personal approach to worship
Johannes Kepler's contribution to the Scientific Revolution was his
proof thourgh mathematics that hte orbits of the planets are elliptical
Which school of thought is most closely associated with the late 16th century writer, Michel de Montaigne
skepticism
All of the following are true of the "agricultural revolution" in 17th and 18th century Europe EXCEPT
steam-powered plows greatly increased yields
John Locke's Two Treatises on Civil Government approved of revolution provided that
the government had violated property rights
Which of the following statements is true concerning the san coulettes duing the french revolution
they were urban working class and small-scale merchants
In the 17th and early 18th centuries, the typical European marriage was most often made by
two mature people, generally in their late twenties
The english navigation acts, the first of which was passed in 1651, were initially designed to
Prevent dutch trade with Englands colonies
Italian Renaissance are is most appropriately described as
classically restrained and symmetrical
as a result of the tennis court oath, representatices of the 3rd estate swore to
draft a constitution for France
The enclosure movement of the seventeenth and the 18th centuries
fenced in public land for private use
"Ecrasez l'infame," Volataires slogan of "crush the infamous thing," called for the supression of
the church
All of the following statements about Cardinal Richelieu are true EXCEPT that he
waged war on the French Jansenists
The British Chartist movement of the 19th century drew much of its support from the
workers
Which of the following statements best explains the political and military decline of Poland in the late-18th century
Difficulty of achieving political consensus due to the liberum veto
Hohenzollern authority in ruling Prussia depended on the cooperation and support of the
Junkers
All of the following have been advanced as explanations for the coming of the French Revolution EXCEPT
a majority of the Frenchmen sought ot replace the monarchy with a republic
which of the follwoing statements is true regarding the outcome of the War of the Roses
anglicanism was proclaimed teh state religion
The asiento, greanted to great britain in the peace of ultrecht (1713), gave it
control over the African slave trade in the Spain's new world colonies
Jean-Batiste Colbert did all of the following to promote the French economy EXCEPT
enact protective tariffs and tolls within France's borders
In an essay concerning Human Understanding, John Locke held that human knowledge was derived from
environment and reason
Which of the following was a result of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution
the church was made a department of the French state
