World History Chapter 16 and 17 Short Answer Test

What was the main goal for Louis XIV's foreign wars?

• Keep an eye on nobles

• Russia, Prussia, Austria

• Expand France to its natural border

• Many ethnic groups

Why was the Austrian Empire so difficult to unite under one ruler?

• Many ethnic groups

• Modernize, Westernize, warm water port, expand

• Prussia gained and connected land, built a large army

• Distinguish their work as fiction

What did Peter the Great do to strengthen Russia?

• Life, liberty, and property

• Foreign Wars- lost money

• Modernize, Westernize, warm water port, expand

• Wars of Religion- decline due to Huguenots

What three countries divided up Poland?

• Mexico, Texas, Poland

• North Korea, South Korea, Canada

• Russia, Prussia, Austria

• France, Japan, China

Why was Spain's economy troubling by the mid 1600's?

• Boycotting occurred

• Protesting and debates caused economic problems

• Costly wars, soaring inflation due to gold and silver from America.

• The people refused to respect the ruler of Spain due to a treaty.

During the 1500's, France was weakened by what?

• Wars of Religion- decline due to Huguenots

• Foreign Wars- lost money

• Wars of Religion- lost money

• Foreign Wars- decline due to Huguenots

Why did Louis XIV encourage French nobles to live at Versailles?

• To help the poor out

• To keep an eye on bandits

• Promised money in return

• Keep an eye on nobles

How did Hohenzollern Prussia become a powerful state after the Thirty Years War?

• Prussia- Gained land, but lost a lot of money and its army

• Prussia- signed a contract with France and gained a large army

• Prussia- lost land, unable to built a large army

• Prussia- gained and connected land, built a large army

Why did Henry IV of France convert to Catholicism?

• He is a Huguenot, he wants to be king, most French are Catholic, and he wanted to end religious conflict in France.

• He is a boyar, he wanted to be president, help the poor, and make lots of friends.

• He was a Viking, he stole money, killed lots of people, and stole many kings thrones.

• He was a terrorist, he didn't believe in Catholicism, he was Jewish, he payed revenge on Catholic people.

What did the philosophers do to avoid censorship?

• Distinguish their work as a fairy tale.

• Distinguish their work as a biography.

• Distinguish their work as non-fiction.

• Distinguish their work as fiction.