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Outline Map
Europe After the Peace of Westphalia
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Directions: Locate and label England, Spain, France, Austria, Poland, Russia, Prussia,
Sweden, the Swiss Federation, and the Ottoman empire. Use shading to show the areas held
by the Spanish Hapsburgs and the Austrian Hapsburgs. In the blank box, create a key for
your map. You may use any map in the textbook chapter, unit opener, or Atlas for reference.
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Section 1 Quiz
A. Terms, People, and Places
Write a short definition for each term.
1. Hapsburg empire
2. Philip II
3. absolute monarch
4. divine right
5. armada
B. Main Ideas
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.
6. During his reign, Charles V faced the major challenge of
a. attacks by the Mongol empire.
b. fighting wars to suppress Protestantism.
c. fighting wars against Catholicism.
d. civil war in Spain.
7. Philip II fought wars against both
a. England and France.
b. Turkey and Italy.
c. England and the Dutch Netherlands.
d. the Dutch Netherlands and France.
8. Philip II felt his goal in life was to
a. defend Catholicism against the Protestant Reformation.
b. create a new Roman empire in the Mediterranean.
c. control the world market of gold and silver.
d. reunite the Spanish and Holy Roman empires.
9. Which of the following was a reason for the decline of Spain’s power?
a. the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain
b. the defeat of the English by the Spanish Armada
c. the victory of the Turks over Spanish fleet at Lepanto
d. Philip’s centralization of royal authority
10. Spain’s greatest writer, the author of Don Quixote, was
a. Diego Velázquez.
b. Lope de Vega.
c. El Greco.
d. Miguel de Cervantes.
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Section 2 Quiz
A. Terms, People, and Places
Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the letter of the
correct answer in the blank provided. Not all the words, names, or places in Column II will be
used. Each answer can be used only once.
Column I
Column II
1. granted toleration of French Protestants
2. court ceremony celebrating the king’s rising
3. immense palace of Louis XIV
4. French Protestants
5. royal official under Louis XIV
B. Main Ideas
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Huguenots
Henry IV
Edict of Nantes
Cardinal Richelieu
Versailles
intendant
levée
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.
6. What decision did Henry IV have to make to become king?
a. to become a Protestant
c. to revoke the Edict of Nantes
b. to become a Catholic
d. to renounce absolute power
7. Cardinal Richelieu is known for
a. rebelling against Louis XIII.
b. strengthening the Estates-General.
c. weakening the power of Huguenots and nobles.
d. serving under Louis XIV.
8. Louis XIV expanded his power by
a. staging an uprising called
c. outlawing the levée.
the Fronde.
b. having Bishop Bossuet executed. d. building a strong army
9. An important symbol of the Sun King’s wealth was
a. the establishment of banking in France.
b. his ownership of manufacturing plants.
c. the palace of Versailles.
d. his friendship with nobles.
10. The Dutch and the English wanted to maintain a balance of power to
a. prevent France from dominating Europe.
b. allow Phillip V to rule Spain and Germany.
c. expel Muslims and Jews from Spain.
d. support “a splendid century.”
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Section 3 Quiz
A. Terms, People, and Places
Fill in the blank in each sentence with the letter of a word, name, or phrase from the box. Not
all the terms in the box will be used. Each can be used only once.
1. A group called
wanted to “purify” the Church
of England of Catholic practices.
2. A small group of advisers to the king became known
as the
.
3. The leader of the Roundheads,
, was a skilled
general who later led the English Commonwealth.
4. In a
, power is defined and limited by law.
5. The execution of
out Europe.
caused shock waves through-
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
James I
dissenter
Puritans
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
English Bill of
Rights
limited monarchy
constitutional
government
cabinet
oligarchy
B. Main Ideas
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.
6. Which phrase best describes the Tudor monarchs’ relations with Parliament?
a. angry and tense
c. royal and absolutist
b. respectful and cooperative
d. confused and unproductive
7. The Stuart kings claim to absolute power was challenged by
a. the Tudors.
c. the Cavaliers.
b. Parliament.
d. the Church of England.
8. Which statement best describes the English Civil War?
a. Catholics were defeated.
c. The Levellers grew strong.
b. The monarchy won.
d. It led to political change.
9. The Restoration refers to
a. the reestablishment of the rule of Parliament.
b. the replacement of the Church of England.
c. the reestablishment of the monarchy.
d. the return of Puritan ideas.
10. What was a result of the Glorious Revolution?
a. The Protestants William and Mary replaced the Catholic James II.
b. Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England.
c. Parliament was permanently weakened as a governing force.
d. The Scottish Stuart line of monarchs replaced the Tudors.
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Section 4 Quiz
A. Terms, People, and Places
Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the letter of the
correct answer in the blank provided. Not all the words, names, or places in Column II will be
used. Each answer can be used only once.
Column I
Column II
1. a powerful Austrian ruler
a. elector
2. a tragic result of the Thirty Years’ War
b. Ferdinand
3. a brilliant Prussian ruler with many artistic
interests
c. mercenary
4. a Catholic Bohemian king who persecuted
Protestants
d. depopulation
e. Peace of Westphalia
f. Maria Theresa
5. a hired soldier
g. Frederick II
B. Main Ideas
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.
6. Which of the following statements accurately describes the Thirty Years’
War?
a. It began in Prussia and then spread to Austria.
b. It was fought entirely between Catholics and Protestants.
c. It led to the union of Austria and Prussia.
d. It began locally but became a general European war.
7. Which country gained territory in the Peace of Westphalia?
a. Bohemia
c. Germany
b. France
d. the Netherlands
8. By the 1700s, which empire included Germans, Slavs, Magyars, and
Italians?
a. the Prussian
c. the Hapsburg
b. the French
d. the Bohemian
9. Why did Prussia battle Austria during the mid-1700s?
a. to control the German states
c. to compete for overseas empires
b. to conquer Italy
d. to honor an alliance with the
Dutch
10. At the end of the Seven Years’ War,
a. France controlled Africa.
c. Prussia and Austria were united.
b. Great Britain had a huge empire. d. Russia was an ally of Britain.
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Section 5 Quiz
A. Terms, People, and Places
Write a short definition for each term.
1. westernization
2. autocratic
3. boyar
4. St. Petersburg
5. partition
B. Main Ideas
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.
6. What is one way in which the Russia of Peter the Great differed from
Western Europe?
a. Russia was more advanced.
c. Russia was a medieval state.
b. Eastern ideas were preferred.
d. Russia suffered economically.
7. Peter’s goals for Russia included
a. centralizing royal power and strengthening the military.
b. increasing the power of the boyars.
c. eliminating the use of serfs on large estates.
d. increasing the powers of the Russian Orthodox Church.
8. Peter the Great fought the Ottoman Turks to
a. build St. Petersburg.
b. gain German allies.
c. gain a warm-water port on the Black Sea.
d. win lands along the Baltic Sea.
9. In what way was Catherine the Great similar to Peter the Great?
a. Both governed with the help of the Russian parliament.
b. Both were born in Germany but became Russian rulers.
c. Both wanted Russia to develop apart from Western Europe.
d. Both worked to bring Russia into European politics.
10. To avoid war over Poland, the countries of Russia, Prussia, and Austria
a. decided to divide it among themselves.
b. asked France to decide the country’s fate.
c. allowed Poland to choose its own ruler and form of government.
d. forced boyars to emigrate to Poland and form a protectorate.
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