Question 1

The French Revolution

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A)  was precipitated by a noble-bourgeois dispute over the best way to deal with the large budgetary surpluses of 1788 and 1789. 
B)  actually had no real impact on either the economic or political status of peasants. 
C)  created no major gains, even temporarily, for women in such areas as divorce and inheritance. 
D)  created a "nation in arms" and an army of 650,000. 
E)  failed in its attempt to restore divine right monarchy to France. 
A)  was precipitated by a noble-bourgeois dispute over the best way to deal with the large budgetary surpluses of 1788 and 1789. 
B)  actually had no real impact on either the economic or political status of peasants. 
C)  created no major gains, even temporarily, for women in such areas as divorce and inheritance. 
D)  created a "nation in arms" and an army of 650,000. 
E)  failed in its attempt to restore divine right monarchy to France.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Catherine the Great

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Catherine the...

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Napoleon Bonaparte

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Napoleon Bonaparte...

Question 4

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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A)  was idealistic and honest and never deviated from his promises or commitments. 
B)  argued that children's education should be strict and regimented. 
C)  argued that, in accord with the "general will," people could be "forced to be free." 
D)  believed that women were "naturally" different from men. 
E)  advocated a doctrine that would be later be known as laissez-faire . 
A)  was idealistic and honest and never deviated from his promises or commitments. 
B)  argued that children's education should be strict and regimented. 
C)  argued that, in accord with the "general will," people could be "forced to be free." 
D)  believed that women were "naturally" different from men. 
E)  advocated a doctrine that would be later be known as laissez-faire .

Question 5

How did European ideas about the natures of, and the relationships between, science and religion change during the seventeenth century? Were these changes restricted to just the intellectual classes? Why and or why not?

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During the seventeenth century, European

Question 6

All of these statements regarding developments in the French Revolution prior to September 1792 are correct EXCEPT

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A)  the fall of the Bastille weakened the government. 
B)  the National Assembly created a basic declaration of liberties, and a new constitution to establish a limited monarchy. 
C)  Louis XVI destroyed his public standing by attempting to flee. 
D)  warfare broke out between France and Austria. 
E)  Louis XVI was an enthusiastic supporter of the revolutionary events. 
A)  the fall of the Bastille weakened the government. 
B)  the National Assembly created a basic declaration of liberties, and a new constitution to establish a limited monarchy. 
C)  Louis XVI destroyed his public standing by attempting to flee. 
D)  warfare broke out between France and Austria. 
E)  Louis XVI was an enthusiastic supporter of the revolutionary events.

Question 7

During the Reign of Terror, cannon fire was used to blow condemned men into open graves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The famous Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen was authored by Mary Wollstonecraft.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
high culture

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High culture refers to the set of cultur

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"putting-out" system

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The "putting-out" system, also known as

Question 11

The Catholic Church condemned the theories of ____________ because they threatened the Scriptures.

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A)  Voltaire and Rousseau 
B)  Copernicus and Galileo 
C)  Kepler and Newton 
D)  Galileo and Ptolemy 
E)  Newton and Copernicus 
A)  Voltaire and Rousseau 
B)  Copernicus and Galileo 
C)  Kepler and Newton 
D)  Galileo and Ptolemy 
E)  Newton and Copernicus

Question 12

Discuss the positive and the negative contributions of Napoleon to the French Revolution and to Europe generally in the early nineteenth century. Would France and Europe have been better off if he had never attained political power? Why or why not?

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Napoleon Bonaparte made both positive an

Question 13

Take a position on the famous question of whether Napoleon was the "author or undertaker" of the French Revolution. Defend your position with specific examples.

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Napoleon can be seen as both the "author

Question 14

Which statement is FALSE with regard to European population and food supplies?

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A)  As the eighteenth century progressed, European population declined. 
B)  Food production increased in Europe during the eighteenth century. 
C)  The introduction of the potato and maize provided a much-needed staple foods. 
D)  The New World was a source of new vegetables for Europe. 
E)  Food supplies decreased while food prices rose sharply in France in 1789. 
A)  As the eighteenth century progressed, European population declined. 
B)  Food production increased in Europe during the eighteenth century. 
C)  The introduction of the potato and maize provided a much-needed staple foods. 
D)  The New World was a source of new vegetables for Europe. 
E)  Food supplies decreased while food prices rose sharply in France in 1789.

Question 15

The system that came to be known as the "cottage industry" involved all of these steps EXCEPT

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A)  the purchase, by an entrepreneur, of the raw materials needed for textile production. 
B)  country laborers producing yarn and cloth. 
C)  the selling of finished products by an entrepreneur. 
D)  the growing of cotton by peasants on their farms, who then sold raw material to entrepreneurs. 
E)  the development and use of the "putting-out" system. 
A)  the purchase, by an entrepreneur, of the raw materials needed for textile production. 
B)  country laborers producing yarn and cloth. 
C)  the selling of finished products by an entrepreneur. 
D)  the growing of cotton by peasants on their farms, who then sold raw material to entrepreneurs. 
E)  the development and use of the "putting-out" system.

Question 16

The French and Indian war is also known as the Seven Years War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the geocentric universe model, the earth revolves around the sun.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why were the ideas of Copernicus and Galileo so controversial in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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The ideas of Copernicus and Galileo were

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
old regime

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The term "Old Regime" refers to the soci

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Louis XVI

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Louis XVI...

Exam 18: The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The French Revolution

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Catherine the Great

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Napoleon Bonaparte

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

How did European ideas about the natures of, and the relationships between, science and religion change during the seventeenth century? Were these changes restricted to just the intellectual classes? Why and or why not?

All of these statements regarding developments in the French Revolution prior to September 1792 are correct EXCEPT

During the Reign of Terror, cannon fire was used to blow condemned men into open graves.

The famous Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen was authored by Mary Wollstonecraft.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). high culture

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "putting-out" system

The Catholic Church condemned the theories of ____________ because they threatened the Scriptures.

Discuss the positive and the negative contributions of Napoleon to the French Revolution and to Europe generally in the early nineteenth century. Would France and Europe have been better off if he had never attained political power? Why or why not?

Take a position on the famous question of whether Napoleon was the "author or undertaker" of the French Revolution. Defend your position with specific examples.

Which statement is FALSE with regard to European population and food supplies?

The system that came to be known as the "cottage industry" involved all of these steps EXCEPT

The French and Indian war is also known as the Seven Years War.

In the geocentric universe model, the earth revolves around the sun.

Why were the ideas of Copernicus and Galileo so controversial in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). old regime

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Louis XVI

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China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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