Part 2 — Answer key

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1. Which city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire for most of its history?
   Constantinople
2. The Colosseum in Rome was constructed during the Roman Empire, long before the European Middle Ages began.
   True
3. You are preparing a European history quiz and want to include a question on where the Renaissance first took hold as a cultural movement. Which region should you highlight as its original heartland?
   Italy
4. A teacher wants to explain the earliest step toward today’s European Union in a europe history quiz. Which organization should they mention as the starting point for economic integration in Western Europe?
   European Coal and Steel Community
5. You are writing european history trivia questions about famous naval battles. Which outcome best describes the Spanish Armada’s attempt to invade England in the late 16th century?
   The Spanish fleet was defeated and many ships were lost
6. The Renaissance began in northern Europe and only later spread to Italian cities such as Florence and Venice.
   False
7. The European Union was created immediately after World War I as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
   False
8. You are mapping alliances at the start of the First World War for a european history trivia worksheet. Which country was a core member of the Central Powers?
   Austria-Hungary
9. While designing european history trivia questions, you want to ask about a major cause of the French Revolution. Which factor most directly fueled unrest among commoners in the late 18th century?
   A severe financial crisis and heavy taxation
10. A documentary on European nationalism shows a statesman calling for "blood and iron" to unify German territories. Which state led the political and military process of German unification in the 19th century?
    Prussia
11. You are studying early Cold War crises in Europe. When the Soviet Union blocked land routes into West Berlin, which response did Western Allies use to supply the city?
    They organized a massive airlift of supplies
12. The Industrial Revolution first took off in Britain, then spread to other parts of continental Europe.
    True
13. The Napoleonic Code became a model for many later legal systems in continental Europe by standardizing civil law.
    True
14. In a seminar on European political thought, you read about a philosopher who argued that legitimate government is based on a social contract between free individuals. Whose ideas are you most likely studying?
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
15. You are reviewing the peace settlements that reshaped Europe after World War I. Which treaty imposed harsh terms on Germany, including reparations and territorial losses?
    Treaty of Versailles
16. Arrange these key phases of late 18th and early 19th century French political change in chronological order, from earliest to latest.
    Correct order: Absolute monarchy of Louis XVI → National Assembly and storming of the Bastille → Reign of Terror under the Committee of Public Safety → Rule of Napoleon as First Consul
17. In a course on European religious conflicts, you discuss the first major settlement that allowed princes in the Holy Roman Empire to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism for their territories. Which agreement introduced this principle?
    Peace of Augsburg
18. You are drafting advanced european history trivia questions about the Congress of Vienna after the Napoleonic Wars. Which outcomes are correctly associated with this diplomatic gathering? Select all that apply.
    Collective security through the Concert of Europe; Establishment of a balance of power to prevent one state dominating; Restoration of several dethroned dynasties