Question 1

Please define the following key terms
-ethnography

Accepted Answer

Ethnography is a qualitative research me

Question 2

Ethnography is the science of studying and systematically classifying the world's flora.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Please define the following key terms
-Isaac Newton

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton was a renowned English math

Question 4

Please define the following key terms
-inductive approach

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The inductive approach, also known as in

Question 5

Explain Adam Smith's concept of the "invisible hand" of the market.Do you think this notion has merit? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith's concept of the "invisible h

Question 6

Please define the following key terms
-Carl Linnaeus

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The answer of Please define the following key terms
-Carl Linnaeus...

Question 7

In creating the fixed starting point of longitude,the prime meridian was set at Greenwich,which is the site of

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A) the British Royal Observatory. 
B) the Church of England. 
C) the city of London. 
D) the workshop of John Harrison, who developed the chronometer. 
E) Captain Cook's departure on the Endeavour. 
A) the British Royal Observatory. 
B) the Church of England. 
C) the city of London. 
D) the workshop of John Harrison, who developed the chronometer. 
E) Captain Cook's departure on the Endeavour.

Question 8

What did Joseph Banks and Frederick the Great have in common?

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A) They were both from Prussia. 
B) They both studied music in their youth. 
C) They both married three times. 
D) They both encourage practical applications of science. 
E) They both died of plague. 
A) They were both from Prussia. 
B) They both studied music in their youth. 
C) They both married three times. 
D) They both encourage practical applications of science. 
E) They both died of plague.

Question 9

What was considered to be center of Europe during the Enlightenment?

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A) London 
B) Milan 
C) Rome 
D) Paris 
E) Madrid 
A) London 
B) Milan 
C) Rome 
D) Paris 
E) Madrid

Question 10

The global application of science through economic botany was the goal of

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A) enclosure acts. 
B) new peasant migration to the cities. 
C) English navy. 
D) British East Indies trade. 
E) Kew Gardens. 
A) enclosure acts. 
B) new peasant migration to the cities. 
C) English navy. 
D) British East Indies trade. 
E) Kew Gardens.

Question 11

How did the Tahitians view theft?

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A) They punished all cases of theft with life imprisonment. 
B) They punished all cases of theft with automatic banishment. 
C) They did not believe in exclusive ownership of material objects. 
D) They submitted to the laws of the British without question. 
E) The Tahitians had no concept of what theft involved. 
A) They punished all cases of theft with life imprisonment. 
B) They punished all cases of theft with automatic banishment. 
C) They did not believe in exclusive ownership of material objects. 
D) They submitted to the laws of the British without question. 
E) The Tahitians had no concept of what theft involved.

Question 12

Which regarding women during the period of the Enlightenment is FALSE?

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A) Women often sponsored and participated in intellectual salons. 
B) European enlightened society saw women as intellectual equals. 
C) Margaret Cavendish argued that restrictions on women resulted from nothing more than "the over-weening conceit men have of themselves." 
D) Mary Astell argued that absolute authority was not acceptable in the state or home. 
E) Mary Wollstonecraft believed that women should be allowed to achieve their full potential though education, citizenship, and financial autonomy. 
A) Women often sponsored and participated in intellectual salons. 
B) European enlightened society saw women as intellectual equals. 
C) Margaret Cavendish argued that restrictions on women resulted from nothing more than "the over-weening conceit men have of themselves." 
D) Mary Astell argued that absolute authority was not acceptable in the state or home. 
E) Mary Wollstonecraft believed that women should be allowed to achieve their full potential though education, citizenship, and financial autonomy.

Question 13

Which of these actions made Captain Cook famous at that time?

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A) Claiming Tahiti as a British territory 
B) Surviving a three-year journey at sea 
C) Being one of the few men of the time who had sailed around the world 
D) Bringing back several indigenous people from Tahiti 
E) Finding riches on his three-year journey 
A) Claiming Tahiti as a British territory 
B) Surviving a three-year journey at sea 
C) Being one of the few men of the time who had sailed around the world 
D) Bringing back several indigenous people from Tahiti 
E) Finding riches on his three-year journey

Question 14

What did Montesquieu argue in The Spirit of the Laws?

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A) A balanced political order was based on a contract between subjects and government. 
B) An absolute monarchy was the best form of government. 
C) Citizens must voluntarily give up some of their autonomy to a government. 
D) Only propertied males should be able to take an active part in government. 
E) Power of government should be limited and rationally distributed between social classes. 
A) A balanced political order was based on a contract between subjects and government. 
B) An absolute monarchy was the best form of government. 
C) Citizens must voluntarily give up some of their autonomy to a government. 
D) Only propertied males should be able to take an active part in government. 
E) Power of government should be limited and rationally distributed between social classes.

Question 15

What did Newton and his followers believe about the universe?

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A) The universe is not a self-functioning ordered system. 
B) The universe is not perfect. 
C) The universe is divinely created and only understandable to humanity through reasoning. 
D) The universe is not created by God. 
E) The universe is a perfect clock that needs no further interference to function well. 
A) The universe is not a self-functioning ordered system. 
B) The universe is not perfect. 
C) The universe is divinely created and only understandable to humanity through reasoning. 
D) The universe is not created by God. 
E) The universe is a perfect clock that needs no further interference to function well.

Question 16

Why was George III called "the farmer king"?

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A) The people of his kingdom were mostly farmers. 
B) In his youth, he had been a farmer. 
C) His parents were farmers. 
D) He had a keen nostalgia for the bucolic world. 
E) He eagerly supported efforts to apply discoveries of natural science to agriculture. 
A) The people of his kingdom were mostly farmers. 
B) In his youth, he had been a farmer. 
C) His parents were farmers. 
D) He had a keen nostalgia for the bucolic world. 
E) He eagerly supported efforts to apply discoveries of natural science to agriculture.

Question 17

The creation of the African Association was a direct response to the

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A) threat of the Spanish to British trade in the Mediterranean. 
B) Chinese trade. 
C) Columbian network. 
D) competition from the French. 
E) spread of Islam in Africa. 
A) threat of the Spanish to British trade in the Mediterranean. 
B) Chinese trade. 
C) Columbian network. 
D) competition from the French. 
E) spread of Islam in Africa.

Question 18

The massive printing of the Encyclopedia,or Rational Dictionary of the Arts,Sciences and Crafts made the case for a new form of universal knowledge based on the religious beliefs and biblical traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Please define the following key terms
-the farmer king

Accepted Answer

The term "farmer king" is not a widely r

Question 20

The three journeys of Captain Cook played a fundamental role in advancing the expansion of the

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish empire. 
B) British empire. 
C) French empire. 
D) Polynesian empire. 
E) Austrian empire. 
A) Spanish empire. 
B) British empire. 
C) French empire. 
D) Polynesian empire. 
E) Austrian empire.

Please define the following key terms -ethnography

Ethnography is the science of studying and systematically classifying the world's flora.

Please define the following key terms -Isaac Newton

Please define the following key terms -inductive approach

Explain Adam Smith's concept of the "invisible hand" of the market.Do you think this notion has merit? Why or why not?

Please define the following key terms -Carl Linnaeus

In creating the fixed starting point of longitude,the prime meridian was set at Greenwich,which is the site of

What did Joseph Banks and Frederick the Great have in common?

What was considered to be center of Europe during the Enlightenment?

The global application of science through economic botany was the goal of

How did the Tahitians view theft?

Which regarding women during the period of the Enlightenment is FALSE?

Which of these actions made Captain Cook famous at that time?

What did Montesquieu argue in The Spirit of the Laws?

What did Newton and his followers believe about the universe?

Why was George III called "the farmer king"?

The creation of the African Association was a direct response to the

The massive printing of the Encyclopedia,or Rational Dictionary of the Arts,Sciences and Crafts made the case for a new form of universal knowledge based on the religious beliefs and biblical traditions.

Please define the following key terms -the farmer king

The three journeys of Captain Cook played a fundamental role in advancing the expansion of the

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

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Please define the following key terms -ethnography

Ethnography is the science of studying and systematically classifying the world's flora.

Please define the following key terms -Isaac Newton

Please define the following key terms -inductive approach

Explain Adam Smith's concept of the "invisible hand" of the market.Do you think this notion has merit? Why or why not?

Please define the following key terms -Carl Linnaeus

In creating the fixed starting point of longitude,the prime meridian was set at Greenwich,which is the site of

What did Joseph Banks and Frederick the Great have in common?

What was considered to be center of Europe during the Enlightenment?

The global application of science through economic botany was the goal of

How did the Tahitians view theft?

Which regarding women during the period of the Enlightenment is FALSE?

Which of these actions made Captain Cook famous at that time?

What did Montesquieu argue in The Spirit of the Laws?

What did Newton and his followers believe about the universe?

Why was George III called "the farmer king"?

The creation of the African Association was a direct response to the

The massive printing of the Encyclopedia,or Rational Dictionary of the Arts,Sciences and Crafts made the case for a new form of universal knowledge based on the religious beliefs and biblical traditions.

Please define the following key terms -the farmer king

The three journeys of Captain Cook played a fundamental role in advancing the expansion of the

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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