Growth of World Empires

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The leaders that united Spain and funded Christopher Columbus were:

Ferdinand and Isabella

A civil conflict in _______ in 1647 to 1652 was the Fronde.

France

A person of Spanish and American Indian descent is referred to as:

mestizo

A favorable balance of trade is achieved when you import more than you export.

False

Frederick William was the first king of Prussia.

False

The first permanent French settlement in the New World was at Montreal.

False

The growth of cities was the only reason the Turks lost control of the Balkans.

False

______ began Bourbon dynasty ______ stabilized English government ______ began Tudor dynasty ______ chief minister in France in 1624 ______ English prime minister ______ began Stuart dynasty ______ English commander against Spanish Armada

Henry IV Elizabeth the 1st Henry VII Richelieu William Cecil James the 1st Admiral Howard

_______ conquered the Aztecs _______ first man to circumnavigate Africa _______ first man to circumnavigate the world _______ priest who spread Catholicism in Japan _______ king of the Aztecs _______ a Moor who was one of the four survivors of the Narvaez expedition.

Hernando Cortes Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Francis Xavier Montezuma Estevanico

_________ England's written constitution _________ named for Louis XIV _________ prosperity based on gold and silver _________ England became a sea power _________ religious freedom vs. a national church _________ established many colonies in America

Instrument of Government Louisiana mercantilism defeat of the Spanish Armada English civil war joint-stock companies

________ English translation of the Bible ________ ranks with Magna Carta in importance ________ lasted twenty years ________ Lord Protector _________ chief minister of France

James the 1st Petition of Right Long Parliament Oliver Cromwell Richelieu

Portugal declined as a world power because it was conquered by ______ in 1580.

Spain

Who did Phillip II send to conquer England in 1588?

Spanish Armada

An important principle of the English Petition of Right was that no taxes could be raised without the consent of _________.

the Parliament

The name Protestant comes from:

the Protestant prince union

When Charles VI of Austria died, he left the throne to his niece, Maria Catherine.

False

When more goods are exported than imported, the trade balance is said to be ________.

favorable

As Magellan sailed through the straits at the tip of South America:

ice formed on the rigging, sails and a storm crippled one of the ships.

During whose reign was the Habeas Corpus passed and the Whig and Tory parties developed?

Charles II

Charles V was the king of Spain who sent the Spanish Armada to England.

False

___________ the sun king ___________ England's only written constitution ___________ palace of Louis XIV ___________ first permanent French settlement ___________ local royal French officials

Louis XIV Instrument of Government Versailles Quebec intendants

Which was NOT a feature of mercantilism?

Maximizing imports over exports

When the Spanish Armada was defeated, England remained independent and ___________.

Protestant

In spite of its seeming insignificance in a time of major empires, what major part did Austria play in stabilizing Europe?

They halted Turkish advances in Europe, pushing them out of the Balkans and finally defeating the Ottoman Turks in 1699.

The Treaty of Kutchuk Kainardji gave which country free passage through the straits and territories along the Black Sea?

Russia

Three causes of the English civil wars were:

Supremacy of the King and Parliament national church or religious freedom for Protestants new economic groups wanting a role in government

King James the 1st was responsible for a very popular English translation of the Bible.

True

Muslims were aggressive in their military advances because they believed that victory in battle meant divine favor.

True

A Spanish conqueror in North or South America is called a:

conquistador

______ Spanish and Indian descent _______ Spanish province in New World _______ his ship was first to sail around the world _______ defeated Incas _______ conquered Aztecs ____ first permanent French settlement in New World ______ palace of Louis XIV _____ English translation of the Bible _____ an English explorer

mestizo viceroyalty Magellan Pizarro Cortes Quebec Versailles James the 1st Sir Francis Drake

A Spanish province in Latin America is called a:

viceroyalty

Describe the Joint-stock company.

One acquires ownership by buying shares, which are the wealth of the company. Profits depend on success and share of stocks. If company fails, one is responsible just for his own shares.

____fought against the Catholic princes alliance and the Holy Roman Empire. ____ king of Spain from 1516-1556 ____ was a missionary to the Indians as he walked from the Texas coast to the Gulf of California. ____ stated school of navigation at Sagres and sponsored voyages along the African coast. ____ discovered the Cape of storms ____ became king of Spain in 1556

Protestant princes union Charles V Cabeza de Vaca Prince Henry Bartholomew Dias Phillip II

The English and French colonial rivalry climaxed with with the:

French and Indian War

The last Moorish stronghold on the Iberian peninsula was:

Granada

Frederick II of Prussia was focused on the military; it was his only interest.

False

Richelieu attacked La Rochelle because of religious intolerance.

False

The Navigation Acts were meant to destroy Spanish trade.

False

The capital of the Ottoman Empire was the Dardanelles.

False

Under Cromwell as the Lord Protector, government became more and more orderly and peaceful.

False

The movement that emphasizes intellectual freedom without prejudice and superstition is _____.

The Enlightenment

When a country that is weak shielded by a stronger, the weaker is a:

protectorate

Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

True

The Ottoman Turks advanced rapidly into the Balkans, until only Austria lay between them and Western Europe.

True

The Petition of Right and the Magna Carta ranked in importance on an equal basis for the rights of Englishmen.

True

What were four reasons for the decline of Spain as a world power?

economic setbacks - no investments in manufacturing or education wars corruption of civil workers physical deterioration of the Hapsburg line; Charles II, the last of the Spanish Hapsburgs, died leaving no heir.

A policy whereby a certain number of Indian slaves were granted to landowners by the king is called _______.

encomienda

A system of government intervention to promote national prosperity and to increase the power of the country is called _______.

mercantilism

When Portugal first sent representatives to Peking, China:

they were kicked out and given a base at Macao.

What factors played a role in Italy's decline after 1500?

trade routes shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. loss of monopoly on trade. lost their wealth, and became divided and weak.


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