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AP European History Midterm

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By the 1600s, what event had occurred between Europe and the New World?

a)

Native Americans moving to Europe

b)

The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases

c)

Europe conquering all of the New World

2.

How did the Europeans justify forcing indigenous peoples and Africans into forced labor and slavery? Choose BEST answer.

a)

Glory

b)

Gold

c)

Religion

d)

Freedom

3.

How were Europeans able to conquer indigenous populations so easily?

a)

Europeans outnumbered indigenous populations

b)

Europeans didn't understand indigenous populations culture

c)

Advances in technology and immunity to diseases native populations weren't

4.

What impact would lower wages do on Western European families?

a)

Wellfare programs started to help poor families

b)

Western European women delayed marriage to limit the number of children they would have

c)

Western Europeans left the cities for the countryside

d)

Western European farmers started growing food crops

5.

What kind of people would have commissioned art from Northern Renaissance artists like Albrecht Dürer?

a)

Middle class elites who wanted art that showed everyday life and naturalist style

b)

The Church who wanted to see more emotion in paintings

c)

Monarchs who wanted classic mythology paintings

d)

Protestant leaders who wanted art that broke from the Church

6.

What did the Peace of Augsburg do for Lutheranism?

a)

Made it illegal

b)

Made it legal/legitimate

c)

Nothing

7.

All of the following are effects of the printing press EXCEPT:

a)

Development of unique cultures throughout Europe

b)

Cheaper printing materials

c)

More access to books in the vernacular language

d)

Catholic Church getting more power

8.

Why would women have lower literacy rates than men?

a)

Growth of convents for women to go to

b)

The expectation that women would engage in different social and economic norms than men

c)

Weakening of Catholic institutions because of the Protestant Reformation

d)

Delaying marriage

9.

What was the major difference between Italian humanists and Northern humanists?

a)


Italian humanists look at classical sources but Northern humanists do not

b)

Both look at classical sources, but Northern humanists also look at Christian sources

c)

Only Northern humanists look at classical sources

10.

What would cause an increase in sugar consumption in Europe?

a)

Increased European trade with Asia

b)

Creation of planation colonies in the Caribbean

c)

Increase agricultural production in Europe

11.

What are the major differences between Calvinism and Lutheranism?

a)

Calvinism emphasizes predestination, while Lutheranism emphasizes salvation by faith alone.

b)

Calvinism emphasizes salvation by faith alone, while Lutheranism emphasizes predestination.

c)

Calvinism emphasizes the authority of the Pope, while Lutheranism emphasizes the authority of the Bible.

d)

Calvinism emphasizes the authority of the Bible, while Lutheranism emphasizes the authority of the Pope.

12.

In the sixteenth century, Geneva and other European towns and cities experienced what demographic changes?

a)

People moving from the countryside to cities

b)

Immigration from overseas colonies

c)

Decreasing population

d)

Larger birthrate

13.

What did Calvinists believe laws should be based off of?

a)

Freedom

b)

Slavery

c)

Religion

14.

What was the goal of the Council of Trent?

a)

To address the criticisms of the Protestant Reformation and strengthen Catholic doctrine.

b)


To promote the spread of Protestantism and challenge Catholic doctrine.

c)

To establish a new Christian denomination separate from Catholicism and Protestantism.

d)

To negotiate peace between Catholic and Protestant nations.

15.

What did the Edict of Nantes do?

a)

The Edict of Nantes banned Protestantism in France.

b)

The Edict of Nantes established Catholicism as the official religion of France.

c)

The Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom to Protestants in France.

d)

The Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom to Catholics in France.

16.

What event developed the baroque art style?

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

The printing press

c)

The Commercial Revolution

d)

The Catholic Reformation

17.

What city dominated European trade and finance in the early seventeenth century?

a)

Venice

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Amsterdam

18.

Before the Industrial Revolution, how were goods typically produced?

a)

Silks and cottons being imported from Asia

b)

More guilds

c)

Putting out system of the cottage system in the countryside

d)

Railroad system

19.

Why was Dutch life so prosperous for middle class people during the 17th century?

a)

Dutch gained territory in the 30 Years War

b)

Dutch made significant financial and trade advances

c)

Dutch oligarchy

d)

Dutch attacking Spanish fleets

20.

How was Europe able to dominate the world trade system in the 1700s?

a)

Europeans having better quality goods

b)

European powers working together

c)

The creation of large European land empires in Asia and Africa

d)

Europe having naval superiority and technology

21.

Who fought in the English Civil War?

a)


The Dutch

b)

The Puritans

c)

The Quakers

d)

Royalist (cavaliers) and parliamentary (roundheads) forces

22.

Why did Spain start to decline in the 17th century?

a)

30 Years War

b)

Wars w/ Protestants

c)

Empire stretched too thin with resources

d)

Religious toleration

e)

Secret treaties

23.

What was the goal of Peter the Great during his rule?

a)

Westernize Russia

b)

Reform the church

c)

Defeat the Ottomans

d)

Get rid of the nobility

24.

What would the "invisible hand" do according to Adam Smith?

a)

checks and balances among government branches

b)

religious toleration

c)

enlightened monarchy

d)


balance out self interests w/ economic benefit

25.

What BEST helped the population in Europe to increase in the 1700s?

a)

Rising birth rate

b)

Decline in death rate

c)

Elimination of all diseases and introduction of vaccines

d)

Decline in food prices

26.

The reign of Joseph II of Austria is often an example of

a)

enlightened monarchy

b)

divine right

c)

mercantilism

d)

absolutism

27.

What were the goals of the French Revolution?

a)

Create an enlightened monarchy

b)

Religious revival

c)

Change the current and traditional political order/society

d)

Spread ideas to other European nations

28.

How would the American Revolution impact European history?

a)

led to new alliances

b)

new balance of power

c)

set the stage for France's financial crisis that led to meeting of Estates-General

d)

inspired England’s Glorious Revolution

29.

What was created during the French Reign of Terror?

a)

women's march to Versailles

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens

30.

What would the Napoleonic Wars inspire in Germany and Spain?

a)

Nationalist sentiments

b)

Nothing

c)

Resistance to monarchal rule

d)

New artwork

31.

When Napoleon conscripted (drafted) men into the military, it was a continuing the tradition from what French event?

a)

the Thirty Years’ War

b)

Fronde uprising

c)

French Revolution

d)

7 Years War

32.

The basic goal of Napoleon’s Continental System was to

a)

isolate Russia

b)

weaken England economically

c)

unite France and Spain

d)

unify Germany

e)

conquer Italy

33.

What did the Napoleonic Code do?

a)

It was Europe’s first written law code.

b)

Protected private property rights but took away the rights of women to their husbands

c)

Legalized free speech

d)

Eliminated the secret police

34.

The Romantic movement was a reaction to what?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

Religious toleration

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

The Enligthenment

35.

At the Congress of Vienna, what was the end goal?

a)

balance of power

b)

imperialism

c)

war

d)

mercantilism