<p>Well, with the test coming up on May 7, I think it would be a good idea to start going over some questions (either MC or essay), especially for the earlier material (Northern Renaissance what?). I suppose I'll start us off:</p>
<p>During the era of the French Revolution, the Thermidorean Reaction?:
A. terminated the Reign of Terror and led to the execution of Robespierre.
B. initiated the Reign of Terror.
C. resulted in the dissolution of the National Assembly.
D. was the direct cause for the rise of Napoleon.
E. witnessed the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.</p>
<p>^Hmm, you may be right. I thought that the Thermidorean Reaction was the phase that reasserted the power of the National Assembly and led to the execution of Robespierre.</p>
<p>Robespierre started the Reign of Terror. He killed too many people and the National Convention found him too dangerous. The execution ended the Reign of Terror and initiated the Thermidorian Reaction, when consuls were elected as executives. </p>
<p>Wow, that was actually an easy MC question. Do you have another one?</p>
<p>A was correct
New question:
France’s 16th century religious wars were largely ended with the…
A. Edict of Nantes.
B. accession to the throne of Louis XI.
C. Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis.
D. massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day.
E. resolution of the Habsburg-Bourbon conflict by the Peace of Augsburg.</p>
<p>Wow was the first question really easy? I couldn’t get it; I never heard of the “thermidorian reaction” ever in my life. My teacher sucks -______-</p>
<p>A. Edict of Nantes gave Huguenots the rights to worship in specific, traditional Calvinist towns. It was issued by King Henry IV, or otherwise known as Henry of Navarre before his coronation. Moreover, the French Religious Wars was primarily started by French nobles polarized between Catholicism and Calvinism.</p>
<p>^I’m self-studying. I have finished reading the Western Experience and I’m now reading A History of Western Society by McKay. On that book, I’m on Chapter 24/31. I’m planning to finishing Chapter 26 by today.</p>
<p>The main cause of the conflict withinn Bosnia and Herzegovina was caused by:</p>
<p>A) Conflicts between Milosevic and Clinton
B) A desire to propel the country onto the world stage
C) Ethnic differences caused by the break-up of Yugoslavia
D) Massive starvation and government oppression
E) A war with Kosovo</p>
<p>I have a question! I got this wrong for some reason when I did it. :(</p>
<p>Machiavelli’s The Prince
A) reflects a pessimistic view of man.
B) was written to praise Italy’s success during the Renaissance.
C) emphasizes civic virtue and morality.
D) was embraced by successful monarchs in sixteenth-century Europe.
E) was adopted by Lorenzo de’ Medici.</p>
<p>@ravenclaw A. That one I looked it up. I thought it was D too, but the McKay’s book explains that “Machiavelli implicitly addresses the question of the citizen’s relationship to the state” and he concludes that “human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests.” “This pessimistic view of humanity…” Yeah, there’s the word pessimistic.</p>
<p>The Peace of Lodi illustrated which of the following contributions of the Renaissance city-states to diplomacy?
a) concern for balance of power politics
b) rejection of papal influence in diplomacy
c) use of mercenaries to enforce agreements
d) elimination of hereditary dynasties
e) use of collective security organizations</p>
<p>We are using McKay’s book as a textbook and are just starting Chapter 31. My teacher is a first-time Euro teacher, but we seem to be moving at an even pace with the rest of you guys.</p>
