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Which of the following was an economic policy of Louis XIV's finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert?
C. Establishing detailed manufacturing codes to improve the quality of French export goods
Which of the following best summarizes the advice given by Frederick William in the first paragraph?
D. Helping the people will strengthen the state
Which of the following best summarizes the advice given by Frederick William in the second paragraph?
Cultivate good relations with your neighbors in case of disputes.
Which of the following best summarizes the advice given by Frederick William in the third paragraph?
C. Alliances are useful but a state should rely on its own strength
The system of intendants was established in seventeenth-century France primarily to
B. implement royal policies locally
The event shown in the engraving is associated with the development of which of the following forms of government in Europe in the seventeenth century?
A. Absolutism
The depiction of the scene in the engraving best illustrates which of the following aspects of the French aristocracy under Louis XIV's rule?
A. The maintenance of the aristocracy's privileged social position
Military operations such as the one shown in the engraving were most strongly supported by which of the following features of Louis XIV's government?
B. The creation of a strong centralized system of taxation and state finance
Which of the following represents the final defeat of efforts by the Ottoman Empire to acquire large areas of central Europe?
d. The siege of Vienna (1683)
The Russian woodcut above (about 1698) symbolizes Peter the Great's
c. imposition of Western values on the Russian nobility
The establishment and growth of St. Petersburg during the early eighteenth century was part of Peter the Great's attempt to do which of the following?
C. Remake Russian institutions to be as effective as those in Western Europe
Which of the following best describes the claim communicated by the artist about the Peace of Westphalia?
D. The treaty would lead to a new period of peace and prosperity.
The artist's statement that the kings of France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire "stand united" most clearly suggests that
A. he hoped the Peace of Westphalia would bring the rival Catholic powers back together
The presence of Bellona and the statement that "the people are obedient under you, o great Philip" best support the argument that the artist
B. wished to portray the Catholic Habsburgs as the victors
"Kings are justly called gods for that they exercise a manner or resemblance of Divine power upon Earth."
Which of the following was most likely to agree with this statement?
B. James I of England
The "malicious words" attributed to the accused best illustrate which of the following developments in England in the late seventeenth century?
C. The ongoing tensions between Parliament and the Crown over the limits of royal authority.
Michael Ferrer's defense best illustrates which of the following?
B. The Protestant victory in the Glorious Revolution
The outcome of the trial best illustrates which of the following (Michael Ferrer)?
A. The protection of the rights of the gentry and aristocracy from monarchical power
The cartoon above from seventeenth-century England is an attempt to ridicule
B. fighting between royalist and parliamentary armies during the English Civil War
"That the pretended powers of suspending of laws or the execution of laws by regal authority without consent of Parliament is illegal.
That levying money for or to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative without grant of Parliament for longer time or in other manner than the same is illegal."
The provisions above from the English Bill of Rights were enacted in response to
C. James II's attempts to dominate Parliament
Which of the following was an important consequence of the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 ?
A. Limits were put on the power of the English monarchy
William's letter to Pope Innocent is best explained as an attempt to justify which of the following?
D. The outcome of the Glorious Revolution
William's claim regarding James's "design" in the first paragraph is best explained by which of the following developments?
B. Conflicts between the Catholic Stuart monarchy and Protestant interests in Parliament
William's description of his status within the English government is best explained by which of the following?
C. The assertion of parliamentary supremacy over the monarchy in the English government