Unit 4/5 LEQ's
1: Compare and contrast the religious policies of TWO of the following:
Elizabeth I of England
Catherine de Medicis of France
Isabella I of Spain (2002)
2: "Leadership determines the fate of a country." Evaluate this quotation in terms of Spain's experience under Philip II. (2000)
3: Discuss the relationship between politics and religion by examining the wars of religion. Choose TWO specific examples from the following:
Dutch Revolt
French Wars of Religion
English Civil War
Thirty Years' War (1999)
4: Compare and contrast the ways that 17th century and 20th century dictators gained and maintained power (2004B)
5: Analyze the shifts in the European balance of power in the period between 1763 and 1848 (2004B)
FRQ#6: Louis XIV declared his goal was "one king, one law, one faith." Analyze the methods the king used to achieve this objective and discuss the extent to which he was successful. (2003)
FRQ#7: In what ways and to what extent did absolutism affect the power and status of the European nobility in the period 1650 to 1750? Use examples from at least TWO countries. (2002)
FRQ#8: Why were Europeans able to achieve economic and political control over many non-European peoples between 1450 and 1750? (1978)
FRQ#9: In the 17th century, England and the Netherlands developed effective capitalist economies, while Spain did not. Why did economies develop so differently in England and the Netherlands, on the one hand, and in Spain, on the other? (1979)
FRQ#10: How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe bewteen 1450 and 1648? (1980)
FRQ#11: In the 17th century, how did England and the Dutch Republic compete successfully with France and Spain for control of overseas territory and trade? (1986)
FRQ#12: "In the 15th century, European society was still centered on the Mediterranean region, but by the end of the 17th century, the focus of Europe had shifted north."
Identify and analyze the economic, religious and cultural developments between 1450 and 1700 that helped bring about this shift. (1989)
FRQ#13: In 1490, there was no such country as Spain, yet within a century it had become the most powerful nation in Europe and within another had sunk to the status of a third-rate power. Describe and analyze the major social, economic, and political reasons for Spain's rise and fall. (1992)
FRQ#14: Analyze the influence of the theory of mercantilism on the domestic and foreign policies of France, England, Spain, and the Dutch Republic bewteen 1600-1715. (1994)
FRQ#15: Describe and analyze how overseas expansion by European states affected global trade and international relations from 1600-1715. (2001)
FRQ#16: "By 1700 it had become evident that Western Europe and Eastern Europe were moving in opposite directions in terms of their basic social structures." Discuss. (1978)
FRQ#17: "In the 17th century England the aristocracy lost its privileges but retained its power; in 17th century France the aristocracy retained its power but lost its privileges."
Assess the accuracy of this statement with respect to political events and social developments in the two countries in the 17th century. (1985)
FRQ#18: Analyze the ways in which the contrasting styles of these two paintings by Poussin and Rembrandt (below) reflect the different economic values and social structures of France and the Netherlands in the 17th century. (1999)
FRQ#19: Analyze at least TWO factors that explain the decline of witchcraft persecution and trials in Europe in the period from 1580 to 1750. (2002)
FRQ#20: In what ways and to what extent did absolutism affect the power and status of the European nobility in the period 1650 to 1750? Use examples from at least TWO countries. (2002)
FRQ#21: Identify features of the 18th century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequences. (2003)
Elizabeth I of England
Catherine de Medicis of France
Isabella I of Spain (2002)
2: "Leadership determines the fate of a country." Evaluate this quotation in terms of Spain's experience under Philip II. (2000)
3: Discuss the relationship between politics and religion by examining the wars of religion. Choose TWO specific examples from the following:
Dutch Revolt
French Wars of Religion
English Civil War
Thirty Years' War (1999)
4: Compare and contrast the ways that 17th century and 20th century dictators gained and maintained power (2004B)
5: Analyze the shifts in the European balance of power in the period between 1763 and 1848 (2004B)
FRQ#6: Louis XIV declared his goal was "one king, one law, one faith." Analyze the methods the king used to achieve this objective and discuss the extent to which he was successful. (2003)
FRQ#7: In what ways and to what extent did absolutism affect the power and status of the European nobility in the period 1650 to 1750? Use examples from at least TWO countries. (2002)
FRQ#8: Why were Europeans able to achieve economic and political control over many non-European peoples between 1450 and 1750? (1978)
FRQ#9: In the 17th century, England and the Netherlands developed effective capitalist economies, while Spain did not. Why did economies develop so differently in England and the Netherlands, on the one hand, and in Spain, on the other? (1979)
FRQ#10: How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe bewteen 1450 and 1648? (1980)
FRQ#11: In the 17th century, how did England and the Dutch Republic compete successfully with France and Spain for control of overseas territory and trade? (1986)
FRQ#12: "In the 15th century, European society was still centered on the Mediterranean region, but by the end of the 17th century, the focus of Europe had shifted north."
Identify and analyze the economic, religious and cultural developments between 1450 and 1700 that helped bring about this shift. (1989)
FRQ#13: In 1490, there was no such country as Spain, yet within a century it had become the most powerful nation in Europe and within another had sunk to the status of a third-rate power. Describe and analyze the major social, economic, and political reasons for Spain's rise and fall. (1992)
FRQ#14: Analyze the influence of the theory of mercantilism on the domestic and foreign policies of France, England, Spain, and the Dutch Republic bewteen 1600-1715. (1994)
FRQ#15: Describe and analyze how overseas expansion by European states affected global trade and international relations from 1600-1715. (2001)
FRQ#16: "By 1700 it had become evident that Western Europe and Eastern Europe were moving in opposite directions in terms of their basic social structures." Discuss. (1978)
FRQ#17: "In the 17th century England the aristocracy lost its privileges but retained its power; in 17th century France the aristocracy retained its power but lost its privileges."
Assess the accuracy of this statement with respect to political events and social developments in the two countries in the 17th century. (1985)
FRQ#18: Analyze the ways in which the contrasting styles of these two paintings by Poussin and Rembrandt (below) reflect the different economic values and social structures of France and the Netherlands in the 17th century. (1999)
FRQ#19: Analyze at least TWO factors that explain the decline of witchcraft persecution and trials in Europe in the period from 1580 to 1750. (2002)
FRQ#20: In what ways and to what extent did absolutism affect the power and status of the European nobility in the period 1650 to 1750? Use examples from at least TWO countries. (2002)
FRQ#21: Identify features of the 18th century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequences. (2003)
DBQ's
This DBQ is on the Dutch Republic.
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DBQ on Queen Elizabeth
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