What is the correct sequence of events related to Spain's rise as a major world power? Place the earliest event at the top and the latest event at the bottom.
1. The completion of the Reconquista (1492)
2. The discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus (1492)
3. The establishment of Spanish colonies in the Americas
4. The acquisition of vast wealth from the New World
5. The Spanish Armada defeated by England (1588)
6. The decline of Spanish power and influence in Europe.
What is the correct sequence of events related to Spain's rise as a major world power? Place the earliest event at the top and the latest event at the bottom.
The Spanish take gold and silver from the Americas.
The Spanish claim colonies in the Americas
Gold and silver fund Spain's "golden century."
1. The Spanish claim colonies in the Americas
2. The Spanish take gold and silver from the Americas.
3. Gold and silver fund Spain's "golden century."
Drag each idea to the thinker that would agree with it the most. Ideas can be used once or not at all.
John Locke | Baron de Montesquieu | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Adam Smith
1. The power to rule a country is given by God alone, and the monarch should be treated as God's chosen representatives.
2. People have rights as soon as they are born, and the government has a duty to protect theses rights.
3. When societies form governments, people, give up some of their rights in exchange for law and order.
4. Religious wars have caused enough damage. Everyone should be allowed to practice their own religion.
5. Tyranny is unavoidable when one person or group holds too much government power.
6. The best way for a nation to increase wealth is to remove all barriers to trade.
1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. John Locke
3. Baron de Montesquieu
4. John Locke
5. Baron de Montesquieu
6. Adam Smith
"There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers."
---Susan B. Anthony, 1897
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers would have been most likely to agree with this statement?
A. Rousseau
B. Wollstonecraft
C. Voltaire
D. Locke
B. Wollstonecraft
"The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth for kings are not only God's lientenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself are called gods"
--- King James I, Works (1609)
Which of the following people would have been most likely to agree with this statement?
A. Oliver Cromwell
B. Louis XIV
C. William of Orange
D. John Locke
B. Louis XIV
Drag and drop the events related to Peter the Great's efforts to mondernize Russia. Place the earliest event at the top and the latest event at the bottom.
1. Peter took a long trip to Western Europe.
2. Peter built a new capital city.
3. Peter began a number of reforms in Russia
1. Peter took a long trip to Western Europe.
3. Peter began a number of reforms in Russia
2. Peter built a new capital city.
Question How did Charles I show his intention of ignoring the 1628 Petition of Right? (1 point) Responses
by refusing to sign it
by dissolving Parliament
by forming the Church of England
by ending the Commonwealth
by dissolving Parliament
Which of the following factors contributed the most to the increase of Spanish power in Europe in the late 1500s? (1 point) Responses
the steady supply of wealth flowing into Spain from its colonies in the Americas the near-constant warfare it waged in Europe defending Catholicism
its traditional, agriculturally-based economy
its traditional, a decisive victory over the mighty English navy
the steady supply of wealth flowing into Spain from its colonies in the Americas
Which of the following was an effect of the Glorious Revolution? (1 point) Responses
the overthrow of James
the signing of Magna Carta
the assassination of Henry IV
the passage of the English Bill of Rights
the passage of the English Bill of Rights
Drag and drop the events to arrange them from the event that came first to the event that came last. (1 point)
Parliament urges Mary and William II to force the king from power.
The English king is overthrown
Parliament asks Charles II to become king.
James II becomes king of England.
1. James II becomes king of England.
2. Parliament asks Charles II to become king.
3. The English king is overthrown.
4. Parliament urges Mary and William II to force the king from power.
Why was the period from 1550 to 1650 called Spain's “golden age”? (1 point) Responses
Spanish scientists invented many new technologies during this period. Spanish leaders financed the expansion of their empire with gold.
Millions of tons of gold were discovered in Spain during this period.
Spanish rulers funded the arts with gold and silver from Spain's American colonies
Spanish rulers funded the arts with gold and silver from Spain's American colonies
Drag and drop the description to the appropriate person. (2 points)
Henry IV Cardinal Richelieu
was a Huguenot who converted to Catholicism
ruled France as chief adviser to the kind
reduced the power of local nobles
goal was "chicken in every pot"
Henry IV
- was a Huguenot who converted to Catholicism
- goal was "chicken in every pot"
Cardinal Richelieu
- ruled France as chief adviser to the king
- reduced the power of local nobles
Select the correct descriptions in the table. Descriptions may be used more than once. (2 points)
Peter the Great Catherine the Great
fought Poland and the Ottoman empire to gain land in Eastern Europe
fought Sweden to gain access to the Baltic
won access to the Black sea
sent explorers across the Bering Sea to North America
Peter the Great
- fought Sweden to gain access to the Baltic
- won access to the Black Sea
Catherine the Great
- fought Poland and the Ottoman Empire to gain land in Eastern Europe
what about the last one
Apologies for the error. The correct response is:
Peter the Great
- fought Sweden to gain access to the Baltic
- sent explorers across the Bering Sea to North America
Catherine the Great
- fought Poland and the Ottoman Empire to gain land in Eastern Europe
- won access to the Black Sea
Drag and drop the ways in which Louis XIV supported the arts in France. Phrases may be used once or not at all. (2 points)
Support of the arts by Louis XIV
Supported schools that taught the arts and sciences
expand royal palaces
hired famous architects to design and decorate royal palaces
supported French writers of plays
developed the minimalist style of art
gave money for public art installations for the common people to enjoy
Supported schools that taught the arts and sciences
Hired famous architects to design and decorate royal palaces
Supported French writers of plays
Gave money for public art installations for the common people to enjoy