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