The Rise of Nation States

Q.

Differentiate between nation-state and modern state.

Q. What was the all-encompassing idea about nationalism?

1. Unification of conquered territories
2. Alliance against common enemies
3. Common language, Common ethnicity, and Common culture
4. Militant Nationalism

Q. What marked Europe's entrance into the Modern Age?

1. An age of peace and contentment.
2. Rise of national monarchies.
3. Violent battles and widespread bloodshed.
4. An age of economic disasters.

Q. Why were European feudal regions always unstable?

1. The monarchs kept changing.
2. Allegiances of feudal lords kept changing.
3. Feudal land was disintegrated.
4. Peasant revolts were very common.

Q. In Medieval Europe, how was the King able to keep a hold of his power?

1. Through Democratic Elections
2. Through the Divine Right of Kingship
3. Through Territorial Conquests
4. Through alliances with other nations