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AP Euro Chapter 15

Authored by Madison Hartman

History

9th - 12th Grade

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This quiz covers European history from the 17th century, focusing specifically on the political, religious, and cultural developments during the age of absolutism and religious conflict. The content is appropriate for grade 11-12 students in an Advanced Placement European History course. The questions assess students' understanding of the Thirty Years' War and its aftermath, the emergence of absolutist monarchies, the English Civil War and constitutional developments, baroque artistic movements, mercantilism, and the Scientific Revolution's impact on society. Students need to demonstrate knowledge of cause-and-effect relationships in European political development, understand the shift from religious to political motivations in warfare, and analyze how different social classes and institutions competed for power during this transformative period in European history. Created by Madison Hartman, a History teacher in the United States who teaches grades 9-12. This quiz serves as an excellent review tool for students preparing for AP European History assessments, particularly after completing Chapter 15 content covering 17th-century European developments. Teachers can effectively use this as a formative assessment to gauge student comprehension before moving to the next unit, or assign it as homework to reinforce key concepts from recent lessons. The quiz works well as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before discussing related topics, or as targeted practice for students who need additional support with this challenging period of European history. The content aligns with AP European History curriculum standards, specifically addressing Period 2 concepts including the rise of the modern state system, religious and political conflicts, and cultural developments in early modern Europe.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you describe baroque art

simple and very realistic

Very religous

Very dramatic and not realistic- had distortions and illusions

Started using more mathematic methods like perspective.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who helped the Catholics in the 30 years war in phase 2 and phase 4 then was assinated.

Gustavo's Adolphus

Albrecht von Wallenstein

Henry IV

Lennart Mortenson

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 30 years war started out about ____ and ended about ____

Politics, religion

Territory, religion

Religion, education

Religion, politics

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who had the greatest resistance against the monarchs.

The peasants/lower class people

The pope/church

The nobles/higher elites

Other kings/rulers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the most devastated after the 30 years war

Germany

The Holy Roman Empire

France

England

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What did the Peace of Westphalia do?

Created a balance of power

Gave the church ultiment power

Gave the parliament power over the king.

Ended the 30 years war

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would the Catholics do to protestant German towns?

Take over their churches

Destroy the town and burn them to the ground

Force them into Catholicism.

Give them freedom

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