AP Euro Semester Final

C (know this)

The Northern Renaissance differed from the Renaissance in Italy in that A: it lacked the strong financial foundation provided by the city-states of Italy B: it was less affected by the emergence of the printing press C: it placed a greater emphasis upon religious piety D: it drew more heavily on ancient Greek and Roman traditions E: it reflected less of a preoccupation with themes of death and disaster

C

The advances into central Europe by the Ottoman Empire during the late-seventeenth entury were pushed back by: A: Louis XIV B: Ferdinand II C: Leopold I D: Charles V E: Maria Theresa

B

The specific abuse that Luther addressed in his "Ninety-Five Theses" was A: simony B: the sale of indulgences C: clerical marriage D: absenteeism E: nepotism

D (know mercantilism but this this exact question, know who Colbert was, know the treaty of utrecht because it ended the spanish war of succession between france and spain)

The underlying goal of mercantilsm was to A: acquire colonies B: promote social welfare through increased economic activity C: gain access to raw materials D: maintain a favorable balance of trade in order to increase the country wealth E: pruse a policy of laissez faire in order to promote free trade

C (definitely know War of Roses and its effects)

Which of the following statements is true regarding the outcome of he War of the Roses? A: english terrortorial holdings in france were lost B: anglicanism was proclaimed to the state religion C: the tudor dynasty came to the throne D: monasticism in england was abolished E: the kingdoms of england and scotland were unified

D (know robbespierre)

all of the following are true of the agricultral revolution in seventeenth and eighteenth century europe except a; the amount of land under cultivation increased b; the enclosure of common lands caused significant demographis shifts c; some seed planting was done with machanical drills d; stea powered plows greatly increased yields e; the planting of clover and peas increased soil fertility

D (know this one for sure)

all of the following have been advanced as explanations for the coming of the french revolution except: a; the bourgeoise sought greater influence in government b; the inefficient and corrupt regime of louis xvi led to widespread frustration with the government c; the nobility of france sought to enhance its power d; a majority of the frenchmen sought to replace the monarchy with a republic e; the views of the philosophes weakened faith in traditional values and institutions

B

all of the following statements about cardinal richelieu are true except that he a; sougt to weaken the power of the nobility b; waged war on the french jansenists c; deprived the huguenots of their religious rights d; supported the german protestants in their struggle with the hapsburgs e; instituted the intendant system

D (Baltic sea is region around st. petersberg)

as a consequence of the great northern war, peter the great A: destroyed the political influence of the "old belivers" B: drove the turks from the northern shores of the black sea C: extended russian holdings into central siberia D: gave russia a "window to the west" on the baltic sea E: destroyed the political influence of the streltski

B (know this one for sure)

during the renaissance, the most widely read book of manners for the wealthy was a; the prince by niccolo machiavelli b; the book of the courtier by baldassare castiglione c; gargantua and pantagruel by francois rabeleis d; the divine comedy by dante alighieri e; on the dignity of man by pico della mirandola

A

galileo's persecution by the catholic church was largely brought about by his support of which of the following? a; nicholas copernicus b; johannes kepler c; william harvey d; tycho brahe e; issac newton

B (know this question for sure)

hohenzollern authority in ruling prussia depended on the cooperation and support of the a; bankers b; junkers c; courts d; peasantry e; intellectuals

B (know this question)

in the seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries, the typical european marriage was most often made by a; two young poeple in their teens b; two mature people, generally in their late twenties c; a girl in her teens and a yong man in his twenties d; two people in their early twenties e; a man in his forties and a girl in her teens

A

in which area did opportunities for upper-class women increase most during the italian renaissance? A: access to education B: influence on society's values C: ownership of property D: types of occupations held E: political power

B (know this information but not necessarily question)

italian renaissance art is most appropriately described as a; dramatic in action and emotion b; classically restrained and symmetrical c; spectacular and deliberately nonsymmetrical d; medieval in its ideals and execution e; symbolic and preoccupied with the afterlife

A

jean-jacques rousseau's concept of the ideal government was centered on a; the general will b; a strengthened monarchy c; a theocracy d; abolition of the government e; a utopia

B (know what ML thought about sacraments)

martin luther's most fundamental theological idea was that A: salvation was to be found in good works B: it was by faith alone and God's grace that salvation could be achieved C: people had no scriptural obligation to obey secular rulers D: the sacraments of baptism and the eucharist were essential to obtaining God's grace E: a strict hierarchal church structure was needed to facilitate people's spiritual needs

A

prince henry the navigator of portugal was significant during the age of expoloration because he a; financed the exploration of the west coast of africa b; established colonies in bazil c; supported pizarro's expedition that ended with the conquest of the incas d; established an important trading post in goa e; was the first to discover the northwest passage to the pacific ocean

D (definitely know this)

the defenestration of prague was a cause of which of the following wars a; war of the spanish succession b; hundred years war c; war of jenkins ear d; thirty years war e; war of austrian succession

A (fair game but worded differently)

the long-term consequence of the industrial revolution for the working class was to a; raise their standard of living b; increase the use of child labor c; reduce the influence of labor unions d; provide an easie means of entering the middle class e; increase the value of unskilled labor

B (charles v was holy roman emperor...)

the most pwoerful european ruler at the time of the protestant reformation was a; francis i b; charles v c; philip ii d; henry viii e; henry iv

E

the portuguese explorer vasco de gama was the first european to a; circumnavigate the flobe b; reach the southernmost tip of africa c; establish missionary activity in asia d; touch upon the coast of brazil e; find an all-water route to india

C (know this one for sure and about peter the great)

the pugachev rebellion threatened the monarchy of a; frederick the great b; alexander i c; catherine the great d; peter the great e; ivan iv

B (know this for sure)

the sixteenth-century religious wars that plagued france ended with the a; rise to power of louis xiv b; edict of nantes c; st.bartholomews day massacre d; treaty of cateau cambresis e; peace of augsburg

C (know Calvin but not this question, believed in predestination)

which of the following figures provided the foundation upon which puritanism was based? a; martin luther b; philip melanchton c; john calvin d; william tyndale e; michael servetus

D

which of the following statements is true concerning philip ii of spain a; he championed religios toleration of spansih jews and muslims b; he granted independence to the spanish netherlands c; he established an alliance with england against the dutch revolt d; he dedicated his reign to establishing catholic orthodoxy in europe e; he suffered a naval defeated by the ottoman empire at lepanto

E (same as APUSH treaty)

which of the following statements is true regarding the treaty of paris a; it resulted in the political nd economic collapse of britian b; it elevated france as the greatest power in the world c; it ended the expansionist wars of louis xiv and restored peace to europe d; it amrked the beginning of the dcline of the spanish empire as a first rate power e; it removed france from north america

D (know this for sure)

which of the following statements regarding cathering the great is correct? a; she introduced reforms easing the burden on the serfs b; she inherited the throne from her father peter the great c; she increased the use of torture against dissidents d; she extended russia's terrortorial holdings at the expense of the black sea region e; she reduced the power of the nobility

E (know this question for sure)

which of the following was known as the "prince of the humanists", and in such works as in praise of folly, criticized the clergy and abuses that he saw in the christian church? a; jacques lefevre d'etaples b; thomas more c; rableis d; pico della mirandola e; desiderius erasmus

A

which of the following was the first woman in modern european history to advocate more oppurtunities and influence for women a; christine de pisan b; isabelle d'este c; mary tudor d; artemisis gentileschi e; angels merici

C (know it for sure)

as a result of the tennis court oath, representatives of the third estate swore to a; overthrow louis xvi b; establish a republic c; draft a constitution for france d; break the ties between the french church and the papacy e; end feudalism

B (different quote same author)

"...it is, then, much safer to be feared than to be loved...for touching human nature, we may say in general that men are untruthful, unconstant, dissemblers, they avoid dangers and are covetus of gain. While you do them good, they are wholly ours... but when (danger) approaches, they revolt." The above quotation is attributed to which of the followin? A: Lorenzo Valla B: Niccolo Machiavelli C: Cesare Borgia D: Cardinal Richelieu E: Girolamo Savonarola

A (know voltaire's friendship with absolutists)

"ecrasez l'infame," voltaire's slogan of "cursh the infamous thing," called for the suppression of a; the church b; immorality c; the french monarchy d; censorshi e; french universities

E

All of the following statements regarding the English Bill of Rights are true EXCEPT: (know facts about the bill of rights, the rights that it established) A: It established a constituional monarchy B: It forbade a standing army without Parliament's approval C: It guaranteed habeas corpus D: It established Parliament's control over taxation E: It officially established the kingdom of Great Britatin

A: (know characteristics of baroque art but not this question, like drama and action, emotions)

Baroque ideas and values were embodied most profoundly in the work of

A (excerpt from Levithan and asked questions about it, know what Hobbes believed)

Which of the following political philosophers are correctly paired based upon the similarity of their views regarding political power? A: Hobbes and Voltaire B: Bodin and Montesquieu C: Quesnay and Rousseau D: Locke and Bossuet E: Paine and Burke

B (definitely know this question by heart)

Which of the following sets of French Revolutionary phases is in correct chronological order (earliest to latest)? A: Directory, National Assembly, Legislative Assembly, Consulate, National Convention B: National Assembly, Legislative Assemby, National Convention, Directory, Consulate C: National Convention, National Assembly, Legislative Assembly, Directory, Consulate D: Legislative Assembly, National Convention, National Assembly, Consulate, Directory E: National Assembly, National Convention, Legislative Assembly, Directory, Consulate

B

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)? (know treaty for sure) A: It allowed Spain to retain its outposts in Africa and Asia B: It divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal C: It brought temporary peace to the major Italian city-states D: It reducued papal influence in France E: It ended the religious wars between England and Spain

C

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Peace of Augsburg (1555)? A: Calvinism was officially recognized as a viable religion withing the Holy Roman Empire B: It failed to achieve peace in the German states during the remainder of the sixteenth century C: German princes were allowed to determine whether their states would be Catholic or Lutheran D: Switzerland gaines its independence from the Holy Roman Empire E: The Hapsburg-Valois Wars were officially ended

B (know council of trent but not this question specifically)

all of the following were important aspects of the catholic reformation except a; the index of prohibited books b; the augsburg confessions c; the italian inquisition d; the council of trent e; the society of jesuit

B (know industrial revolution but not this question)

all of the following were preconditions for the industrial revolution except a; adequare road and river systems b; a strong guild system c; an adequate supply of raw material such as coal and iron ore d; a spirit of entrepreneurship e; sources of capital to build factories

C (know merchantilism)

jean-baptiste colbert did all of the following to promote the french economy except a; build a large merchant fleet b; build new roads and canals c; enact protective tariffs and tolls within france's borders d; provide state support to dometic industries e; destory the remnants of power held by the craft guilds

A (know who kepler is and what he studied)

johannes kepler contribution to the scientific revolution was his a; presentation of a sound mathematical proof supporting ptolemy's geocentric theory b; demonstration that all the planets in the solar system move at a constant speed c; demonstration that the surface of the moon was not smooth d; proof through mathematics that the orbits of the planets are elliptical e; demonstration of the errors in the astronomical measurements of tycho brahe

B (know this one for sure)

the primary cause of the large increase in the population of europe in the eighteenth was a; better medical care b; increases in the food supply c; immigration from the new world d; government policies encouraging a high birth rate e; increased urbanization

C (definitely know this one for sure)

the victims of the st.bartholomews day massacre were a; dutch nobility b; german peasants c; french calvinists d; spanish catholics e; english puritans

C (know the revolution but not townshend)

viscount charles townshend's contribution to the agricultual revolution in england was a; inventing the seed drill b; introcusing enclosure of public lands c; introducing turnips as a part of crop rotation d; experimenting with selective breeding of cattle e; publicizing the agricultural improvements made by others

C (definitely know this question for sure)

which of the following statements is true concerning the sans culottes during the french revolution? a; they were impoverished peasants b; they were urban and village priests c; they were urban working class and small-scale merchants d; they were nobles forced to flee to flee to neighboring countries e; they were members of the bourgeoise

D (know what deists believed)

which of the following statements regarding deism is NOT correct? a; it rejected a literal interpretation of the bible and the divinity of jesus b; it argued that God does not intervene in the day-to-day affairs of poeple c; it argues that God created the universe and is therefore the source of the physical laws of nature d; it argued that revelation and faith were important in understanding God's laws e; it argued that the individual had the freedom and rational ability to determine what is good and evil and to choose between them

B (know the philosophers behind this)

which of these statements expresses a fundamental difference between the philosophies of rene descares and francis bacon in the seventeenth century? a; bacon's philosophy appealed to middle class while descartes favored the nobility b; descartes emphasized deductive reasoning and was therefore less bound to observation c; bacon refuted the concept of inductive logic and was more bound to christian dogma d; descartes philosophy left no room for the consideration of the existence of God e; bacon believed that absolute standards of good and evil did not exist

C (know this one)

the enclosure movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a; sought to unify all christians in one church b; sought to group factories closely together for maximum efficiency c; fenced in public land for private use d; banned trade with non-european nations e; banned emigration from europe to north america