AP World History : Political and Governmental Structures 1450 to 1750

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP World History

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : Political And Governmental Structures 1450 To 1750

This King of France moved the capital and all administrative offices from Paris to Versailles in 1682. 

Possible Answers:

Henry VII

Louis XIII

Louis XV

Louis XIV

The Dauphin 

Correct answer:

Louis XIV

Explanation:

Louis XIV moved the capital to the new opulent palace of Versailles in 1682, where it remained until the royal family was forced to return to Paris in 1789 at the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles remains a powerful symbol of the 'absolute monarchy' period of French political history. 

Example Question #831 : Ap World History

Which of these statements best describes Japan after the fall of Ashikaga Shogunate?

Possible Answers:

highly centralized and under the control of the Meiji government

highly centralized and under the control of the Tokugawa Shogunate

highly centralized and under the control of the Kamakura Shogunate

highly decentralized, but still nominally under the control of the Kamakura Shogunate

highly decentralized and in a state of relative anarchy and civil war

Correct answer:

highly decentralized and in a state of relative anarchy and civil war

Explanation:

After the fall of the Ashikaga Shogunate (and, indeed, during their last century of power as well) Japan entered into a brief state of extreme decentralization and chaos. This period of time is often called the Japanese Warring States period, due to its similarity with the period of time of the same name in Chinese history. This condition persisted for a short time until the Tokugawa Shogunate was founded in Edo, by Tokugawa Ieyasu, in 1603.

 

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