Question 1

Even with the rise of the concept "the rights of man," all key thinkers of the time were still pro-slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements describes an effect of the steam engine on the rural industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  It decreased the dependency of towns on wood and coal. 
B)  It introduced a means of increasing textile production through water power alone. 
C)  It allowed for a wider variety of locations for production than river towns. 
D)  It created a way to plow inefficient pieces of land. 
E)  It delayed the Industrial Revolution until the twentieth century. 
A)  It decreased the dependency of towns on wood and coal. 
B)  It introduced a means of increasing textile production through water power alone. 
C)  It allowed for a wider variety of locations for production than river towns. 
D)  It created a way to plow inefficient pieces of land. 
E)  It delayed the Industrial Revolution until the twentieth century.

Question 3

Which of the following ideas not only was new to the period 1740-80 but also was at the heart of the American Revolution and eventually the American Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rights of man 
B)  enlightened absolutism 
C)  pietism 
D)  natural rights 
E)  deism 
A)  the rights of man 
B)  enlightened absolutism 
C)  pietism 
D)  natural rights 
E)  deism

Question 4

Deism appeared in the eighteenth century to

Accepted Answer

A)  distract from the spread of atheism. 
B)  counter Enlightenment ideas like those of Rousseau. 
C)  propose a single non-Christian God removed from controlling the universe. 
D)  support the mystical side of God as an all-knowing Father. 
E)  encourage superstition within Christianity and promote morality. 
A)  distract from the spread of atheism. 
B)  counter Enlightenment ideas like those of Rousseau. 
C)  propose a single non-Christian God removed from controlling the universe. 
D)  support the mystical side of God as an all-knowing Father. 
E)  encourage superstition within Christianity and promote morality.

Question 5

Why was Saint-Domingue the wealthiest colony in the world by 1780?

Accepted Answer

A)  the prominence of its fur trade 
B)  its practice of radical republicanism 
C)  its ability to avoid the imposition of slavery 
D)  its use of coal as a form of energy 
E)  the amount of sugar it produced 
A)  the prominence of its fur trade 
B)  its practice of radical republicanism 
C)  its ability to avoid the imposition of slavery 
D)  its use of coal as a form of energy 
E)  the amount of sugar it produced

Question 6

The "flour war" in France involved

Accepted Answer

A)  competition among local bakeries. 
B)  the opposition of bakers to new regulations. 
C)  women leading riots over grain prices. 
D)  competition over a surplus of grain. 
E)  attacks by elites on local fields to seize more land. 
A)  competition among local bakeries. 
B)  the opposition of bakers to new regulations. 
C)  women leading riots over grain prices. 
D)  competition over a surplus of grain. 
E)  attacks by elites on local fields to seize more land.

Question 7

The society of the Freemasons was dedicated to the public good and spread across Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain the concept of "the rights of man." How did this concept come to emerge?

Accepted Answer

The concept "the rights of man" emerged

Question 9

Which of the following statements describes unforeseen consequences of the War of Austrian Succession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prussia emerged as a major power, and Britain and France expanded the fight for territory to North America. 
B)  It was primarily driven by religious fervor and came to change the religious map of Europe. 
C)  It severely threatened Europe's growing prosperity at the time, leaving a number of countries with the threat of bankruptcy. 
D)  Occurring primarily in Austria, it signaled a shift during the period from wars on a more global scale to wars limited to central Europe. 
E)  It marked the beginning of the Franco-Austrian alliance and largely took place in France. 
A)  Prussia emerged as a major power, and Britain and France expanded the fight for territory to North America. 
B)  It was primarily driven by religious fervor and came to change the religious map of Europe. 
C)  It severely threatened Europe's growing prosperity at the time, leaving a number of countries with the threat of bankruptcy. 
D)  Occurring primarily in Austria, it signaled a shift during the period from wars on a more global scale to wars limited to central Europe. 
E)  It marked the beginning of the Franco-Austrian alliance and largely took place in France.

Question 10

According to Enlightenment thinkers, the hallmark of modern civilization was that violent passion had turned into tender feelings that made peaceful social intercourse more likely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Even with the rise of the concept "the rights of man," all key thinkers of the time were still pro-slavery.

Which of the following statements describes an effect of the steam engine on the rural industry?

Which of the following ideas not only was new to the period 1740-80 but also was at the heart of the American Revolution and eventually the American Declaration of Independence?

Deism appeared in the eighteenth century to

Why was Saint-Domingue the wealthiest colony in the world by 1780?

The "flour war" in France involved

The society of the Freemasons was dedicated to the public good and spread across Europe.

Explain the concept of "the rights of man." How did this concept come to emerge?

Which of the following statements describes unforeseen consequences of the War of Austrian Succession?

According to Enlightenment thinkers, the hallmark of modern civilization was that violent passion had turned into tender feelings that made peaceful social intercourse more likely.

Origins: the Near East, Egypt, and Greece, 12,000-600 Bce

The School of Greece: Greek Politics, Society, and Culture, 600-400 Bce

From Classical Greece to the Hellenistic World: Cultures in Contact, 400-30 Bce

Rome: Monarchy, Republic, and the Transition to Empire, 1000 Bce-14 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 14-312 Ce

The Late Roman Empire and the Consolidation of the Church, 312-476

Between Worlds: Late Antiquity and the Making of the Middle Ages, 476-900

Europe Revived, 900-1200

Consolidation and Crisis: the High Middle Ages, 1200-1400

Renaissance Europe: a World Transformed, 1400-1500

Reformations: Protestant and Catholic, 1500-1600

Things Fall Apart: a Continent in Crisis, 1600-1640

Ordering the World: New Forms of Authority and Knowledge, 1640-1680

From Court to City: Emerging Cultures, 1680-1740

Revolution: Liberty and Terror, 1780-1799

The Age of Napoleon: Empire and Resistance, 1799-1820

Acceleration: the Age of Industry, 1820-1845

Growing Pains: Social and Political Upheavals, 1845-1880

Apogee: Imperial Rivalry and Global Power, 1880-1910

Things Blow Up: World War I and the Russian Revolution, 1910-1922

Ideologies: the Triumph of Political Extremes, 1922-1940

The Abyss: World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1940-1945

Recovery and Cold War: Rebuilding a Divided Continent, 1945-1973

Reunion: European Unification and the End of the Cold War, 1973-1999

Under Pressure: Europes Uncertain Present, Since 2000

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Exam 15: Enlightenment: Challenging the Prevailing Order, 1740-1780

Even with the rise of the concept "the rights of man," all key thinkers of the time were still pro-slavery.

Which of the following statements describes an effect of the steam engine on the rural industry?

Which of the following ideas not only was new to the period 1740-80 but also was at the heart of the American Revolution and eventually the American Declaration of Independence?

Deism appeared in the eighteenth century to

Why was Saint-Domingue the wealthiest colony in the world by 1780?

The "flour war" in France involved

The society of the Freemasons was dedicated to the public good and spread across Europe.

Explain the concept of "the rights of man." How did this concept come to emerge?

Which of the following statements describes unforeseen consequences of the War of Austrian Succession?

According to Enlightenment thinkers, the hallmark of modern civilization was that violent passion had turned into tender feelings that made peaceful social intercourse more likely.

Origins: the Near East, Egypt, and Greece, 12,000-600 Bce

The School of Greece: Greek Politics, Society, and Culture, 600-400 Bce

From Classical Greece to the Hellenistic World: Cultures in Contact, 400-30 Bce

Rome: Monarchy, Republic, and the Transition to Empire, 1000 Bce-14 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 14-312 Ce

The Late Roman Empire and the Consolidation of the Church, 312-476

Between Worlds: Late Antiquity and the Making of the Middle Ages, 476-900

Europe Revived, 900-1200

Consolidation and Crisis: the High Middle Ages, 1200-1400

Renaissance Europe: a World Transformed, 1400-1500

Reformations: Protestant and Catholic, 1500-1600

Things Fall Apart: a Continent in Crisis, 1600-1640

Ordering the World: New Forms of Authority and Knowledge, 1640-1680

From Court to City: Emerging Cultures, 1680-1740

Revolution: Liberty and Terror, 1780-1799

The Age of Napoleon: Empire and Resistance, 1799-1820

Acceleration: the Age of Industry, 1820-1845

Growing Pains: Social and Political Upheavals, 1845-1880

Apogee: Imperial Rivalry and Global Power, 1880-1910

Things Blow Up: World War I and the Russian Revolution, 1910-1922

Ideologies: the Triumph of Political Extremes, 1922-1940

The Abyss: World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1940-1945

Recovery and Cold War: Rebuilding a Divided Continent, 1945-1973

Reunion: European Unification and the End of the Cold War, 1973-1999

Under Pressure: Europes Uncertain Present, Since 2000

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