M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2017.
Second Semester
History
HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM A.D 1453 A.D. 1789
(2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Cape of good hope.
2. Constantinople 1453 A.D.
3. Divine comedy.
4. Ulrick 3 wingli.
5. Edict of Nantes 1598 A.D.
6. Colbert.
7. Treaty of Utrecht 1713.
8. The battle of Poltava.
9. The states general.
10. Social contract.
Sub. Code
415201
RW-102
2
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Part B x 5 25)
Answer the questions in about 200 words each.
11. Write a short note on the political impact of the fall
of Constantinople.
Or
What were the causes which led to the voyages of
discovery?
12. Who was John Calvin? Discuss the role played by
him in the spread reformation movement.
Or
Write a short account of counter reformation.
13. Estimate the administration Spain under
Philip II.
Or
Assess the achievements of cardinal Richelieu.
14. Give a short account of League of Augsburg.
Or
Bring out the causes for seven year war.
15. Write briefly about Maria Theresa of Austria.
Or
Examine the significance of the peace of west
phalia.
RW-102
3
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Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about
500 words each.
16. Discuss briefly the meaning and features of renaissance.
17. Estimate the career and achievements of Martin Luther.
18. Why was Louis XIV called the 'Grand Monarch'?
19. Discuss the internal and external policies of Peter the
great.
20. Outline the causes of the French Revolution.
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