APWH Unit 3 Land-Based Empires c. 1450-1750

Monarchs in Europe gained power due to the end of which period?

• Medieval Period

• Renaissance Period

• Industrial Revolution

• Age of Enlightenment

Which invention is associated with increased literacy in Europe during the rise of new monarchies?

• Gutenberg Printing Press

• Steam Engine

• Telegraph

• Spinning Jenny

Which countries' monarchies are mentioned as examples of new monarchies in the 1500s?

• A) England, France, Spain

• B) Germany, Italy, Russia

• C) Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden

• D) Austria, Prussia, Poland

In England, the divine right of kings is associated with which aspect of governance?

• Religion

• Economics

• Military Strategy

• Trade

Who kept nobles at Versailles to intimidate/prevent them from plotting together?

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Charles I

• Frederick the Great

Which religious movement is described as 'AKA let's reform the Church'?

• Protestant Reformation

• Great Schism

• Counter-Reformation

• Crusades

Martin Luther's 95 Theses were a part of which movement?

• Calvinism

• Lutheranism

• Anglicanism

• Counter Reformation

Which scientific approach began to be used during the Scientific Revolution?

• Reason and not blind faith (Empiricism)

• Superstition and magic

• Divine revelation only

• Astrology and alchemy

Who expanded the border of Russia eastward, taking more land from Mongol control and gaining control of the Volga River?

• Ivan IV/Ivan the Terrible

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Nicholas II

What group did Ivan IV use, along with a lot of gunpowder, to expand Russian territory?

• Cossacks

• Samurai

• Janissaries

• Knights