Question 1

As a thinker of the Enlightenment,Montesquieu traveled to England from ____ to study English constitutional thought.

Accepted Answer

A) America 
B) Italy 
C) France 
D) Russia 
E) India 
A) America 
B) Italy 
C) France 
D) Russia 
E) India

Question 2

Please define the following key terms
-African Association

Accepted Answer

The African Association, formally known

Question 3

Voltaire and his novel Candide emphasized all of these qualities EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) awareness of the superstitions, prejudices, and follies in society. 
B) reasoning makes all phenomena and situations intelligible. 
C) the ability to see oneself in a wider context is an important component of enlightened thinking. 
D) organized religion is a hindrance to free and rational inquiry. 
E) the use of logic and satire to demonstrate major themes. 
A) awareness of the superstitions, prejudices, and follies in society. 
B) reasoning makes all phenomena and situations intelligible. 
C) the ability to see oneself in a wider context is an important component of enlightened thinking. 
D) organized religion is a hindrance to free and rational inquiry. 
E) the use of logic and satire to demonstrate major themes.

Question 4

Using examples,discuss how the intellectual scientific revolution of the seventeenth century evolved into the practical application of science in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The intellectual scientific revolution o

Question 5

A system for determining longitude was finally perfected by the use of charts and a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) astrolabe. 
B) telescope. 
C) chronometer. 
D) solar timepiece. 
E) magnetized compass. 
A) astrolabe. 
B) telescope. 
C) chronometer. 
D) solar timepiece. 
E) magnetized compass.

Question 6

The agricultural revolution in England triggered all of these changes EXCEPT

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A) more arable land for planting. 
B) urbanization. 
C) greater efficiency in production. 
D) an increase in food supplies. 
E) increased loans to small farmers to reclaim marginal land. 
A) more arable land for planting. 
B) urbanization. 
C) greater efficiency in production. 
D) an increase in food supplies. 
E) increased loans to small farmers to reclaim marginal land.

Question 7

The discovery of the origin of the Missouri River was a major goal of the African Association in its attempts to further understand the geography of the African interior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Please define the following key terms
-invisible hand

Accepted Answer

The term "invisible hand" refers to a me

Question 9

Why do science and its related improvements provide justification for the dominance of England abroad?

Accepted Answer

A) The British claimed that their empire created the best possible life for the local inhabitants. 
B) The British established their laboratories abroad. 
C) The British used plants and flowers from their dominions for their experiments. 
D) The British taught the aboriginal inhabitants the rudiments of economic botany. 
E) The British claimed their agricultural revolution was easily exportable. 
A) The British claimed that their empire created the best possible life for the local inhabitants. 
B) The British established their laboratories abroad. 
C) The British used plants and flowers from their dominions for their experiments. 
D) The British taught the aboriginal inhabitants the rudiments of economic botany. 
E) The British claimed their agricultural revolution was easily exportable.

Question 10

All of the following are associated with Descartes EXCEPT the notion that

Accepted Answer

A) inherited thought is superior to rational thought. 
B) rationality is associated with mathematics, producing a unified system of truth. 
C) systematic doubt is a key of knowledge. 
D) the ability to perceive the rational order of creation should be grounded in reasoning. 
E) one should use the deductive approach to truth and reasoning. 
A) inherited thought is superior to rational thought. 
B) rationality is associated with mathematics, producing a unified system of truth. 
C) systematic doubt is a key of knowledge. 
D) the ability to perceive the rational order of creation should be grounded in reasoning. 
E) one should use the deductive approach to truth and reasoning.

Question 11

Discuss the impact of the travels of Captain Cook and James Bank on the native population of Oceania and Australia.

Accepted Answer

The travels of Captain Cook and James Ba

Question 12

Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a new intellectual group known as the "moderns" who believed

Accepted Answer

A) in the authority of the works of Aristotle. 
B) that knowledge progressed through reasoning. 
C) that classical authors should be the foundation of all sciences. 
D) that man's knowledge was directly tied to God. 
E) that science and knowledge was the creation of God. 
A) in the authority of the works of Aristotle. 
B) that knowledge progressed through reasoning. 
C) that classical authors should be the foundation of all sciences. 
D) that man's knowledge was directly tied to God. 
E) that science and knowledge was the creation of God.

Question 13

For Linnaeus,the orderly relationship among living things demonstrated the

Accepted Answer

A) inherent rationality of the cosmos. 
B) absence of a God. 
C) harmony of God's creation. 
D) need for binomial classification. 
E) impossibility for man to classify them. 
A) inherent rationality of the cosmos. 
B) absence of a God. 
C) harmony of God's creation. 
D) need for binomial classification. 
E) impossibility for man to classify them.

Question 14

The problem of how to determine a ship's position on an east-west axis is called problem of

Accepted Answer

A) rationality. 
B) longitude 
C) biological diffusion. 
D) insularity. 
E) enlightenment. 
A) rationality. 
B) longitude 
C) biological diffusion. 
D) insularity. 
E) enlightenment.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms
-Wealth of Nations

Accepted Answer

The "Wealth of Nations" is the common sh

Question 16

Which of these statements about the mapping and exploration of North America is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Captain Cook's Pacific journey helped establish the dimensions of the North American continent. 
B) George Vancouver charted the American western coast as far north as Alaska. 
C) Alexander Mackenzie crossed the entire American continent by foot from east to west. 
D) Lewis and Clark's journey was the initial step in surveying and locating spaces on a universal grid from the Mississippi to the Pacific coast. 
E) The various expeditions led to the discovery of an all-water route that crossed the continent along the Canadian-American border. 
A) Captain Cook's Pacific journey helped establish the dimensions of the North American continent. 
B) George Vancouver charted the American western coast as far north as Alaska. 
C) Alexander Mackenzie crossed the entire American continent by foot from east to west. 
D) Lewis and Clark's journey was the initial step in surveying and locating spaces on a universal grid from the Mississippi to the Pacific coast. 
E) The various expeditions led to the discovery of an all-water route that crossed the continent along the Canadian-American border.

Question 17

Which monarch was the first to call for compulsory public education?

Accepted Answer

A) Joseph II 
B) George I 
C) Maria Theresa of Austria 
D) Frederick the Great 
E) Catherine the Great 
A) Joseph II 
B) George I 
C) Maria Theresa of Austria 
D) Frederick the Great 
E) Catherine the Great

Question 18

For medieval Europeans (before 1543),the main authority on anatomy had been

Accepted Answer

A) Islamic physicians. 
B) the Chinese Book of Medicine. 
C) the Dutch book, Tabulae Anatomicae. 
D) Galen. 
E) the Catholic Church. 
A) Islamic physicians. 
B) the Chinese Book of Medicine. 
C) the Dutch book, Tabulae Anatomicae. 
D) Galen. 
E) the Catholic Church.

Question 19

What  is considered  the most important publishing project of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A) The Encyclopedia 
B) Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
C) Wealth of Nations 
D) The Spirit of the Laws 
E) Candide 
A) The Encyclopedia 
B) Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
C) Wealth of Nations 
D) The Spirit of the Laws 
E) Candide

Question 20

Who spoke of the "invisible hand" of the market?

Accepted Answer

A) Isaac Newton 
B) Francis Bacon 
C) Immanuel Kant 
D) Adam Smith 
E) René Descartes 
A) Isaac Newton 
B) Francis Bacon 
C) Immanuel Kant 
D) Adam Smith 
E) René Descartes

As a thinker of the Enlightenment,Montesquieu traveled to England from ____ to study English constitutional thought.

Please define the following key terms -African Association

Voltaire and his novel Candide emphasized all of these qualities EXCEPT

Using examples,discuss how the intellectual scientific revolution of the seventeenth century evolved into the practical application of science in the eighteenth century.

A system for determining longitude was finally perfected by the use of charts and a(n)

The agricultural revolution in England triggered all of these changes EXCEPT

The discovery of the origin of the Missouri River was a major goal of the African Association in its attempts to further understand the geography of the African interior.

Please define the following key terms -invisible hand

Why do science and its related improvements provide justification for the dominance of England abroad?

All of the following are associated with Descartes EXCEPT the notion that

Discuss the impact of the travels of Captain Cook and James Bank on the native population of Oceania and Australia.

Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a new intellectual group known as the "moderns" who believed

For Linnaeus,the orderly relationship among living things demonstrated the

The problem of how to determine a ship's position on an east-west axis is called problem of

Please define the following key terms -Wealth of Nations

Which of these statements about the mapping and exploration of North America is FALSE?

Which monarch was the first to call for compulsory public education?

For medieval Europeans (before 1543),the main authority on anatomy had been

What is considered the most important publishing project of the Enlightenment?

Who spoke of the "invisible hand" of the market?

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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Exam 7: European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

As a thinker of the Enlightenment,Montesquieu traveled to England from ____ to study English constitutional thought.

Please define the following key terms -African Association

Voltaire and his novel Candide emphasized all of these qualities EXCEPT

Using examples,discuss how the intellectual scientific revolution of the seventeenth century evolved into the practical application of science in the eighteenth century.

A system for determining longitude was finally perfected by the use of charts and a(n)

The agricultural revolution in England triggered all of these changes EXCEPT

The discovery of the origin of the Missouri River was a major goal of the African Association in its attempts to further understand the geography of the African interior.

Please define the following key terms -invisible hand

Why do science and its related improvements provide justification for the dominance of England abroad?

All of the following are associated with Descartes EXCEPT the notion that

Discuss the impact of the travels of Captain Cook and James Bank on the native population of Oceania and Australia.

Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a new intellectual group known as the "moderns" who believed

For Linnaeus,the orderly relationship among living things demonstrated the

The problem of how to determine a ship's position on an east-west axis is called problem of

Please define the following key terms -Wealth of Nations

Which of these statements about the mapping and exploration of North America is FALSE?

Which monarch was the first to call for compulsory public education?

For medieval Europeans (before 1543),the main authority on anatomy had been

What is considered the most important publishing project of the Enlightenment?

Who spoke of the "invisible hand" of the market?

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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