Growth of World Empires
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.