World History Ch. 12 Test

Why would absolute monarchs claim divine right?

• to seize the lands of feudal nobles

• to justify their authority to rule

• to satisfy the demands of religious leaders

• to ensure the good of the people

How did Charles V and Philip II expand the Spanish state?

• They supported Protestant rebels in the Netherlands.

• They fought wars and tried to expand Catholicism.

• They united separate Spanish kingdoms into a unified state.

• They carried on a successful war against Britain.

How did Henry IV help reunite France after the Wars of Religion?

• He converted to Catholicism, but granted rights to the Huguenots.

• He revoked the Edict of Nantes.

• He had the Huguenots expelled from France.

• He built a new royal palace at Versailles.

Which of the following was one of the ways Louis XIV increased his power as an absolute monarch?

• He brought nobles under his control.

• He encouraged religious freedom.

• He restricted government jobs to the aristocracy.

• He fought a series of successful wars across Europe.

Both the French "splendid century" and the Spanish "golden century" were marked by

• a renewed emphasis on religious art.

• the emergence of opera and ballet.

• royal patronage of the arts.

• the rise of the novel as a form of literature.

What territorial changes resulted from the Peace of Westphalia, ending the 30 Years' War?

• The Holy Roman Empire was united under a single ruler.

• Spain separated from the Hapsburg empire.

• The Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation became independent states.

• The German states became Protestant.

How were Austria and Prussia similar?

• Both sought to consolidate power and expand their territory.

• Both were ruled by the Hohenzollern family.

• Both emerged from the Thirty Years War as strong Catholic states.

• Both were formed by the Peace of Westphalia

Why did Austria shift alliances in the mid-1700s?

• Austria was afraid of Britain was an expanding power.

• Austria began to see Prussia as a greater threat than France.

• Austria saw Prussia as an ally against the Ottomans.

• Austria sought to create a united German state.

Which of the following BEST describes Peter the Great's approach toward westernization?

• He shrewdly gained the support of the boyars before introducing western ways.

• He upheld Russian tradition and introduced western ways gradually.

• He used autocratic power to introduced rapid change.

• He imposed French language and customs on the Russian court.

Catherine the Great built on Peter the Great's accomplishments by

• sponsoring Russian expansion across Siberia and the Bering Strait.

• allying with Poland to expand Russia's European territories.

• destroying the wealth and privileges of the nobility.

• acquiring new territory and expanding serfdom.