Transformations in Europe 1500-1750 AP Global Studies

Culture & Ideas

  1. How did the papacy both gain stature and suffer from corruption and dissent beginning in 1500?
  2. Define indulgences.
  3. Who was Martin Luther and why did he have a problem with the Catholic Church?
  4. What notions did Luther support for salvation?
  5. What were major differences between Protestants and Catholics?
  6. How did the Church react to the Protestant Reformation?
  7. What other Protestant sects emerged?
  8. What kinds of religions were practiced in small towns and villages?
  9. What did witch hunts represent?
  10. What sources influenced conceptions of the natural world and universe?
  11. What was the major effect of the Scientific Revolution?
  12. What was the Enlightenment?
  13. How did the Enlightenment & science contribute to the power struggle between absolute monarchs and the Church?

Social & Economic Life

  1. Why did European cities grow in this period?
  2. What wasthe French name for the urban class that dominated manufacturing and finance?
  3. In what industries were the Dutch successful?
  4. Define joint-stock companies.
  5. How did governments promote trade?
  6. What countries competed for dominance in trade?
  7. Why did serfdom decline starting in the mid-1300s?
  8. How did the Columbian Exchange benefit the rural poor?
  9. What types of violence plagued Europe in this period?
  10. How did women fare in European society in comparison to those of the rest of the world?
  11. What facts explain why women were not prominent in the Renaissance, Reformation, or Scientific Revolution?

Political Innovations

  1. What roles did monarchs serve in early modern Europe?
  2. What was the Holy Roman Empire an example of?
  3. Which powerful family ruled the Holy Roman Empire and at times Spain?
  4. Rulers of Spain, France, and England were successful in prompting ______and ______.
  5. How did Charles I maintain power in England? What happened to him after the English Civil War?
  6. What changes occurred in England as a result of the Glorious Revolution?
  7. What was the representative body of France? Why didn’t the kings need it anymore?
  8. How common was warfare in early modern Europe?
  9. How did rulers fund standing armies and other high military costs?
  10. What nation arose as a great economic power from very different policies than Spain?

Conclusion

  1. What institution was weakened during the early modern period?
  2. What factors explain differences among early modern states?
  3. Why was England stronger than its rivals?

Big Ideas

  1. How did the interplay of traditional beliefs and revolutionary ideas influence the cultural history f early modern Europe?
  2. What factors contributed to the wealth of some Europeans and the great poverty of others in this period?
  3. How did differing policies in religion, foreign relations, and economics determine different experiences of early modern European states?