AP European History Midterm Review

During the Renaissance, what were slaves used as

?

• Skilled workers

• Household workers

• Nursemaids and Playmates

• All of the above

Natural Rights

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Freedom
• Rights to say what we want, when we want to.

Which nation did NOT take part in the partitions of Poland?

• Sweden
• Prussia
• Russia
• Austria

What was the War of the Roses?

• A series of battles between England and France

• The fight for Malacca between the Dutch and the Portuguese

• The sack of Rome

• The series of civil wars for control of England

The English Civil War and Glorious Revolution led to the establishment of ...

• constitutional monarchy
• absolute monarchy
• enlightened monarchy
• democratic monarchy

placed Luther under a "ban of empire" and condemned his beliefs

• Edict of Nantes
• Edict of Toleration
• Edict of Restitution
• Edict of Worms

According to Copernicus, the sun  

• Revolved around the earth
• Was the center of the Universe
• Was the biggest star
•  Had many moons

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a constitutional government as established in Europe in the 1600s?

• limited power of government

• balance between the power of government & rights of citizens

• all ideas are written in a document

• can be either republican or monarchical

The English Civil War began in 1642 when

• Charles I raised his own army outside of Parliament's wishes

• Parliament wanted to arrest Charles I for his crimes

• the Scottish invaded England

• the Irish revolted against England

What were some motives of exploration

• Economic- Gold, spices, and other luxuries – lead to

  wealth and power

• Commercial- rise mercantilism, and acquisition of

  
  

  colonies

• Religious- the spread of Christianity, counter

  
  

  Islam, and justification for colonial policies

• All of these