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Vasco Da Gama's discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be... |
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very profitable, since Da Gama returned with a cargo of spices and made a profit of several thousand percent. |
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______ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas. |
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What was the name of the set of principals that dominated economic thought in the Seventeeth Century. |
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Who were the first Settlers of the Hudson River Valley? |
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The treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494... |
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established a line of demarcation btween territories controlled by Portugal and those controlled by Spain. |
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____ explored the New England coastline of the Americas for England. |
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What was the name of the journey for slaves from Africa to America? |
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The house of _____ ruled the Southern French kingdom of Navarre. |
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Phillip II of Spain was know as... |
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James I of England believed in the divine right of kings, which is... |
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the idea that kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God. |
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The ____ were Protestants in England who were inspired by Calvinist ideas. |
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Oliver Cromwell's defeat of the King's forces allowed him to.... |
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take control of England and eventually established a military dictatorship. |
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The foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England was laid by the... |
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a system of government in which a ruler holds total power. |
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Louis XIV maintained complete authority as a Monarch by... |
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distracting the nobles and royal princes with court life, to keep them out of politics. |
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The style of painting known as _____ is known for its use of dramatic effects to arouse emotions. |
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The work of William Shakespeare is perhaps the best example of ____ literature. |
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Seven percent of the total French population were _____. |
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The Edict of Nantes recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, and.... |
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gave huguenots the right to worship and enjoy all political privileges. |
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the Thirty Years' war involved all the major European powers except which nation? |
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The Rump Parliment was.... |
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what was left after Cromwell purged the members who did not support him. |
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What was the "Glorious Revolution" |
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the invasion of England by William of Orange, which overthrew James II with almost no bloodshed. |
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The ____ granted puritans, but not Catholics, the right of public worship. |
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Cardinal Richelieu strengthened the power of the monarchy by... |
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taking away the Huguenots political and military rights and executing conspirators. |
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____ sought to increase the wealth and power of France by following the ideas of mercantilism. |
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Saint Peters Basilica in Rome is an example of the work of... |
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The ideas of ____ can be found in the American Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. |
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The French national Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was... |
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A vow to continue to meet until they had produced a French cconstitution. |
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Lousix XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly's decrees because... |
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thousands of armed Parisian women descended on the palace and captured him and his family. |
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Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly's decrees because... |
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thousands of armed Parisian women descended on the palace and captured him and his family. |
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According to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy... |
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bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state. |
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The term sans-culottes, meaning "without breeches," implied that the members of this political group were... |
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ordinary patriots without fine clothes. |
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The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to... |
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defend France from threats. |
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in attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention |
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pursued a policy of dechristianization, going as far as to adopt a new calendar. |
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Napoleons coup d'etat overthrew the ___ to establish his consulate. |
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The three major parts of Napoleon's Grand Empire were |
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The French Empire, the dependent states, and the allied states. |
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What were two major reasons that Napoleon's Grand Empire collapsed? |
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The survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism
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France's weak economy and the drain of Napoleon's many wars. |
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In his final battle Napoleon was defeated by |
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Which of France's Estates was NOT exempt from the taille? |
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The third estate (commoners) |
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen poclaimed... |
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equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women. |
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Under the Constitution of 1791, the ____ would make the laws. |
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Who seized political power from the Legislative Assembly. |
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The difference between the Girondins and the Moutain was that |
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The Girondins leaned toward keeping the king alive, while the mountain wanted the king executed. |
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___ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety. |
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The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was... |
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Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was.... |
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based on ability only, not rank or bith. |
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The Russians defeated Napoleon's superior Grand Army by... |
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retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside. |
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The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at... |
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