Question 1

a fleet of warships

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armada

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baroque

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roundheads

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Huguenots

Question 2

laid the foundation for a Prussian state

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Frederick William the Great Elector

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Edict of Nantes

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Peter the Great

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Miguel de Cervantes

Question 3

belief that a ruler gets his power from God

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divine right of kings

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Peace of Westphalia

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Huguenots

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Mannerism

Question 4

French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

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Huguenots

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divine right of kings

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Roundheads

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armada

Question 5

a great writer of the golden age of Spanish literature

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Miguel de Cervantes

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Frederick William

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Huguenots

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Enrique Iglesias

Question 6

style of art that rejected the Renaissance ideals of balance and proportion

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Mannerism

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Surrealism

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baroque

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armada

Question 7

officially ended the Thirty Years’ War

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Peace of Westphalia

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divine right of kings

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Mannerism

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Edict of Nantes

Question 8

ended the French Wars of Religion

Accepted Answer

Edict of Nantes

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divine right of kings

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Peace of Westphalia

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Huguenots

Question 9

architectural style characterized by elaborate ornamentation

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Baroque

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Roundheads

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Renaissance

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Mannerism

Question 10

supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War

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Roundheads

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Frederick William the Great Elector

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Edict of Nantes

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Cavaliers

Question 11

James I of England believed in the divine right of kings, which is the idea that kings

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received their power from God and were responsible only to God.

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were granted the wisdom of God upon assuming the throne and therefore was faultless.

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were equal to God and therefore did not have to live by the laws of the Church.

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could know the mind of God and therefore could determine the future through divination.

Question 12

The foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England began with the

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Glorious Revolution.

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Edict of Nantes.

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A. Toleration Act of 1489.

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Bill of Rights.

Question 13

What did Peter the Great see as crucial to making Russia a great power?

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using Western technology to modernize the army

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forming military alliances with powerful nations

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giving women a larger role in government

Question 14

William Shakespeare is viewed as a genius because his works

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show keen insight into human nature.

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have endured for many centuries.

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appeal to only the upper class.

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emulate Greek and Roman classics.

Question 15

Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were guided by

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basic survival instincts.

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reason and intellect.

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a desire to avoid conflict.

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religion and personal ethics.

Question 16

John Locke’s arguments were used in the eighteenth century to

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support demands for constitutional government.

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restore papal influence within the government.

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justify absolutism and the divine right of kings.

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encourage people to live without government.

Question 17

Why does the author believe that rulers should have absolute power?

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All of these are true

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Rulers are God's Lieutenants on Earth

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the ruler's power is so good no one will want to leave

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Without absolute authority the king couldn't do good or fight against evil

Question 18

The mood of Mannerist art reflected the

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religious upheavals of the Reformation.

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relentless search for power.

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emphasis on individuality and self-expression.

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principles of balance, harmony, and moderation.

Question 19

In the Thirty Years’ War, France fought against both the Holy Roman Empire and Spain in order to

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gain political leadership in Europe.

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purge the Catholic Church of corruption.

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preserve the divine right of kings.

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win religious freedom for its citizens.

Question 20

Oliver Cromwell’s defeat of the king of England’s forces allowed him to

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take control of England and establish a military dictatorship.

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execute members of Parliament who disagreed with his policies.

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return England to Catholicism and establish a pro-Catholic Parliament.

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restore the French monarchy to the throne.

Question 21

What belief is reflected in the excerpt above?

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The Divine Right of Kings

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Rule by the People

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