Question 1

Outside of Europe, the major scenes of battle in the Seven Years War were

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A)  North America and Africa. 
B)  Central America and India. 
C)  India and North America. 
D)  Latin America and Africa. 
E)  North America and Latin America. 
A)  North America and Africa. 
B)  Central America and India. 
C)  India and North America. 
D)  Latin America and Africa. 
E)  North America and Latin America.

Question 2

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

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A)  a period of industrial growth ensued. 
B)  the Reign of Terror began. 
C)  extremist forces came to control the Revolution. 
D)  a new constitution was written that strove for stability by placing executive authority in the hands of the Directory. 
E)  Napoleon was elected President of France. 
A)  a period of industrial growth ensued. 
B)  the Reign of Terror began. 
C)  extremist forces came to control the Revolution. 
D)  a new constitution was written that strove for stability by placing executive authority in the hands of the Directory. 
E)  Napoleon was elected President of France.

Question 3

The most important product of European industry in the eighteenth century was

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A)  spices. 
B)  steel. 
C)  coal. 
D)  textiles. 
E)  oil. 
A)  spices. 
B)  steel. 
C)  coal. 
D)  textiles. 
E)  oil.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment, also known as the Age

Question 5

How "revolutionary" was the French Revolution? Give specific examples.

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The French Revolution was indeed a revol

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
tabula rasa

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Tabula rasa is a Latin phrase that trans

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
rentiers

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

Question 8

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the Rococo style?

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A)  the profuse use of strict geometric patterns 
B)  emphasis on largeness and majesty 
C)  a fondness for curves and emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action 
D)  a rejection of the effort to seek love, joy, and pleasure in favor of religious imagery 
E)  stress on formal order 
A)  the profuse use of strict geometric patterns 
B)  emphasis on largeness and majesty 
C)  a fondness for curves and emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action 
D)  a rejection of the effort to seek love, joy, and pleasure in favor of religious imagery 
E)  stress on formal order

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
nationalism

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

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Marie Antoinette

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Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of F

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ptolemy

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Ptolemy was an influential Greek-Roman m

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
world-machine

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The term "world-machine" generally refer

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Voltaire

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Voltaire was the pen name of François-Ma

Question 14

During the regime of Napoleon,

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A)  the legal position of women was strengthened with the activation of the Civil Code. 
B)  the pope refused to arrange a Concordat. 
C)  the laws of France were codified in the Civil Code. 
D)  a decentralized government was established. 
E)  all divorces were outlawed. 
A)  the legal position of women was strengthened with the activation of the Civil Code. 
B)  the pope refused to arrange a Concordat. 
C)  the laws of France were codified in the Civil Code. 
D)  a decentralized government was established. 
E)  all divorces were outlawed.

Question 15

France's revolutionary army was an important step in the creation of modern nationalism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The most active opponents of religious intolerance and the most outspoken anti-Christians among the philosophes were

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A)  Lavisher and Rousseau. 
B)  Voltaire and Diderot. 
C)  Diderot and Bourbon. 
D)  Montesquieu and Adrien. 
E)  Quesnay and Pelletier. 
A)  Lavisher and Rousseau. 
B)  Voltaire and Diderot. 
C)  Diderot and Bourbon. 
D)  Montesquieu and Adrien. 
E)  Quesnay and Pelletier.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Reign of Terror

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The Reign of Terror, also known simply a

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
separation of powers

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Separation of powers is a political doct

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Scientific Revolution

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The Scientific Revolution refers to a pe

Question 20

The eighteenth century ruler who called himself/herself "the first servant of the state" was

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A)  Joseph II of Austria. 
B)  George III of Great Britain. 
C)  Catherine the Great of Russia. 
D)  Frederick II of Prussia. 
E)  Louis XVI of France. 
A)  Joseph II of Austria. 
B)  George III of Great Britain. 
C)  Catherine the Great of Russia. 
D)  Frederick II of Prussia. 
E)  Louis XVI of France.

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

Outside of Europe, the major scenes of battle in the Seven Years War were

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

The most important product of European industry in the eighteenth century was

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Enlightenment

How "revolutionary" was the French Revolution? Give specific examples.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). tabula rasa

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). rentiers

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the Rococo style?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). nationalism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Marie Antoinette

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ptolemy

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). world-machine

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Voltaire

During the regime of Napoleon,

France's revolutionary army was an important step in the creation of modern nationalism.

The most active opponents of religious intolerance and the most outspoken anti-Christians among the philosophes were

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Reign of Terror

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). separation of powers

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Scientific Revolution

The eighteenth century ruler who called himself/herself "the first servant of the state" was

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

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

Toward the Pacific Century

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