Politics and Society

Practice Questions

AP European History › Politics and Society

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The spread of Calvinism encouraged the rise of which form of government?

2

Which event led to the creation of a unified Spain?

3

Which family became immensely wealthy by lending money for interest, a policy prohibited by the Catholic Church, and revolutionized political and social life in Florence?

4

Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France is centered around arguing in favor of __________.

5

The French became involved in the Thirty Years’ War in order to __________.

6

Enlightened Despotism was supported by many of the thinkers of the Enlightenment primarily because __________.

7

The term "Huguenots" refers to __________.

8

The Time of Troubles in Russia began following the death of __________.

9

Which of the following is true about political life in France after the Hundred Years’ War?

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What famous monarch said, "I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a king of England too," and in what speech?

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