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Example Question #481 : Ap European History
Which answer best describes the primary result of the 1598 Edict of Nantes?
The lessening of the persecution of the French Catholics.
None of these
The lessening of the persecution of the Huguenots.
Increased persecution of the Huguenots.
Increased persecution of the French Catholics.
The lessening of the persecution of the Huguenots.
The Edict of Nantes, decreed in 1598 by Henry IV of France, gave French Protestants (Huguenots) many rights in French society, despite the nation's majority Catholic population. This had the effect of diminishing the persecution of French Protestants in France.
Example Question #14 : Domestic And Foreign Policies
What world famous building is Louis XIV responsible for building?
The Louvre
Tuileries Palace
The Palace of Versailles
the Arc de Triomphe
The Palace of Versailles
Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles as the new home of the royal family. His other motivation in building the Palace was to demonstrate the power and majesty of the French Royalty.
Example Question #482 : Ap European History
What major change did Perer the Great seek to bring to Russia?
Isolation from Europe
Alliances and trade with Asia
Westernization
Centralization of Power
Westernization
Peter was an avid academic and loved the modern ways of Western Europe. He went on an undercover trip around Europe to observe the ways of the Dutch, English, French, and Austrians. This led him to desire these modern ways for Russia, so he used his power as Czar to force the nation to westernize.
Example Question #483 : Ap European History
In the wake of the French Wars of Religion, what did King Henry IV seek to change about the French government?
Disperse power by granting nobles more power
Decentralize the government by allowing regional lords more influence
Show French power by building up its military
Centralize power by reducing the power of nobles
Centralize power by reducing the power of nobles
Following the Wars of Religion Henry wanted to avoid further internal strife like France had just seen. He believed the best way was to centralize power with one monarch that had complete and total control over all of France. He achieved this by largely stripping the French nobility of its powers.
Example Question #484 : Ap European History
Catherine the Great inherited the throne of Russia following the death of her husband, Peter III, but Catherine was not Russian. Where was Catherine originally from?
France
Poland
Austria
Prussia
Prussia
Catherine was Born in Germany to her father, Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, who was also a Prussian General. Her cousins went on to be Kings of Sweden while she was married off to Peter III of Russia in order to build relations between Prussia and Russia.
Example Question #486 : Ap European History
Who was the last King in the Jageillonian Dynasty?
Henryk I
Sigismund II
Stanisław II
Casimir the Great
Sigismund II
Sigismund II died with no heirs and thus his dynasty ended. Before he died though, he declared that Poland and Lithuania would transition to a system of elected monarchs after his death rather than finding a new royal family.
Example Question #485 : Ap European History
Following the death of Sigismund II, what form of government did Poland and Lithuania change to?
Confederacy
Military Dictatorship
Elected Monarchy
Parliamentarian Rule
Elected Monarchy
Following the death of Sigismund II Poland and Lithuania changed to become an elected monarchy. This meant that a king would be elected by the Polish noble families to rule for life.
Example Question #231 : Political History
Which ruler of Prussia changed the nation from a Duchy to a Kingdom?
Frederick William I
William I
Frederick I
Albert I
Frederick I
Frederick I was the last Duke of Prussia and the first King of Prussia. Due to the ever-expanding size and power of Prussia he felt simply being a Duchy no longer reflected the importance of Prussia. As such an upgrade to a Kingdom was ordered.
Example Question #22 : Domestic And Foreign Policies
Henry IV of France granted religious freedom to his subjects in 1598. What was the name of this proclamation?
Edict of Fontainebleau
Edict of Amboise
Declaration of Sentiments
Edict of Nantes
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was signed by Henry IV of France in 1598. This consolation to the French Protestants was meant to give them religious freedom and thus put an end to the French Wars of Religion.
Example Question #485 : Ap European History
Following the death of Sigismund II in 1572, what form of government did Poland transition to?
Elected Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Parliamentarian Rule
Federal Republic
Elected Monarchy
Following the death of Sigismund II and the end of the Piast Dynasty, Poland transitioned to an elected monarchy. This was because in the final decree of Sigismund he determined that this would be the best form of government for the nation rather than finding a single new royal family. In this system a noble would be elected by a vote of all noble families to rule for life.
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