AP European History Practice Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

Among the consequences of European involvement in the African slave trade was... - ANSWER-(a) a decrease in anti-Semitism (b) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW RACIST IDEAS (c) greater respect for the idea that all men are equal before God (d) the association of blackness with vigor and strength (e) greater tolerance of Islam Over time European participation in the slave trade led to new ideas about race. While previously Africans were seen as pagan heathens or Muslim infidels, they began to be seen as a distinct and inferior race. Using Aristotle and the bible, Europeans were able to justify their enslavement of Africans. Until the beginning of the sixteenth century, criticism of the Catholic Church was focused primarily on... - ANSWER-(a) relics and transubstantiation (b) the church's refusal to allow priests to marry (c) IMMORTALITY AND IGNORANCE AMONG THE CLERGY (d) overly spiritual bishops who devoted themselves to religious studies (e) the refusal of the church to allow divorce Criticism of the Catholic Church did not begin with Martin Luther. Anti-clericalism was often based on the ignorance and immorality of local priests. The impact of the Protestant Reformation included all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER-(a) reform of practices within the Catholic Church (b) division among Protestants (c) religious wars (d) religious fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire (e) IMPROVED SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE PEASANTS The peasants originally took Lutheran doctrine to mean that they could legitimately demand greater rights and improve their social conditions. Luther initially sympathized with the plight of the peasants, but he was dismayed at the Peasants' Revolt in 1525, chiding the peasants for using scripture to support their claims to earthly rewards. Therefore, the Protestant Reformation did not in itself promote social mobility for the peasants. The Treaty of Augsburg in 1555 resulted in a lack of religious uniformity within the Holy Roman Empire. Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church because of... - ANSWER-(a) his serious doubts about Catholic theology (b) HIS CONCERNS ABOUT SUCCESSION (c) his desire to protect Protestants in England