Modern World History Mid-Term Exam Review

Who was the founder of the Spanish Hapsburgs and also was Holy Roman Emperor?

• Maximilian I

• Charles V

• Ferdinand I

• Frederick II

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

• He wanted to Westernize Russia

• He wanted a city on a warm water seaport

• To increase trade with the west (Europe)

• All of these are correct

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

• Henry II

• Henry IV

• Louis IX

• Louis XIV

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

• class differences resulting in an uprising of serfs demanding freedom

• economic hardship caused by famine and plague

• religious differences (Catholics and Protestants) and territory

• to remove the absolute authority of the monarchy in France.

What were some of Philip II's accomplishments as king of Spain?

• He built up the strongest army in the world with 80,000 men.

• He won territory in the Seven Years' War.

• He reformed the culture and made Spain a power to be reckoned with.

• He defended Roman Catholicism against the Muslims.

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

• The serfs

• The boyars

• The monarchy

• The Russian Orthodox Church

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

• absolute monarchy

• military dictatorship

• constitutional monarchy

• constitutional democracy

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

• James I

• Charles I

• James II

• William and Mary

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?

• the Seven Years' War

• the Thirty Years' War

• the War of the Spanish Succession

• the War of the Austrian Succession

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

• freedom of religion

• absolute rule

• separation of church and state

• waging war for religious purposes