Chapter 5 Test Review

Front 1

What concept was the belief in divine right used to support?

Back 1

absolute rule

Front 2

Which war was sparked by religious conflict and resulted in the increased power of France, the weakening of Spain and Austria, and the devastation of Germany?

Back 2

the Thirty Years War

Front 3

Who inherited the Austrian throne only after charles the VI had the other european powers sign an agreement declaring they would recognize the heir?

Back 3

Maria Theresa

Front 4

Which of the following did the Glorious Revolution bring to England's throne?

Back 4

William and Mary

Front 5

By the end of the 1600's, what had England's system of government become?

Back 5

constitutional monarchy

Front 6

During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, which group suffered the greatest loss of power?

Back 6

the boyars

Front 7

Name one of Philip II's accomplishments as king of Spain?

Back 7

He defended Roman Catholocisim and stimulated the arts.

Front 8

What was the main cause of the eight civil wars that were fought in France between 1562 and 1598?

Back 8

religious differences

Front 9

What king became France's most powerful ruler and boasted " I am the state."

Back 9

Louis IV

Front 10

Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?

Back 10

He wanted a city on a seaport and access to the West.

Front 11

The first Russian ruler to adopt the title "czar" meaning "ceasar" was ________.

Back 11

Ivan the Terrible

Front 12

Ivan the Terrible cruelty was aimed mainly at________.

Back 12

the nobles

Front 13

In Russian the boyars were ________

Back 13

landowning nobility

Front 14

Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the West was__________

Back 14

learn about Western cultures and technology.

Front 15

At the time Peter the Great took the throne, the most essential part of the Russian economy was________

Back 15

serfs

Front 16

The site of St. Petersburg was chosen because it was near________

Back 16

water routes to Europe.

Front 17

True/ False: The Portuguese Armada was defeated in 1588 by stormy weather and the English navy.

Back 17

False Spanish

Front 18

True/ False: During the 1600 the Spanish gradually replaced the Italians as the bankers of Europe.

Back 18

False: Dutch

Front 19

True/ False: The republic formed by the United Provinces of Spain was an unusual type of government for 16th century Europe?

Back 19

False: the Netherlands

Front 20

Who wrote the novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha"?

Back 20

Miguel de Cervantes

Front 21

Which king lost the English Civil War?

Back 21

Charles I

Front 22

What began when Charles II took the throne?

Back 22

the Restoration

Front 23

Which king was tried and put to death?

Back 23

Charles I

Front 24

Which Catholic king was replaced by William and Mary?

Back 24

James II

Front 25

Parliments financial power was an osstacle for what type of government?

Back 25

absolute monarchy

Front 26

This Puritan leader ruled England after the English Civil War?

Back 26

Oliver Cromwell

Front 27

What document made clear the limits on royal power after the Glorious Revolution?

Back 27

Bill of rights

Front 28

What English king came to power as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

Back 28

William

Front 29

This king of Scotland inherited Elizabeth I 's throne as well as her conflicts with the Parlimaent.

Back 29

James I

Front 30

This prevented monarchs from jailing people for purely political reasons and from indefinitely holding prisoners without trial?

Back 30

habeas corpus

Front 31

This was adopted to prevent disagreements between the monarch and Parliment from bringing government to a standstill.

Back 31

cabinet system

Front 32

Who became the first king of the bourbon dynasty?

Back 32

Henry IV

Front 33

What was the name of the palace built for Louis XIV?

Back 33

Versailles

Front 34

What was the name of the Protestant prince who became a Catholic king?

Back 34

Henry IV

Front 35

What was th name of the writer who became a skeptic and developed the essay form.

Back 35

Michel Montaigne

Front 36

These were government agents who collected taxes and administered justice.

Back 36

intendants

Front 37

What was the name of the conflict that was waged to prevent the union of the French and spanish thrones?

Back 37

War of Spanish Succession

Front 38

Who fought against Catholics in 8 wars in France between 1562 and 1598?

Back 38

Hugenots

Front 39

What king increased the power of the indendants at the expense of the nobility?

Back 39

Louis XIV

Front 40

This was declaration of religious tolerance issued by Henry IV and cancelled by Louis XIV.

Back 40

Edict of Nantes