Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Diderot's Encyclopedia

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Question 2

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

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Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kepler

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Kepler generally refers to Johannes Kepler, a key figure in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Born on December 27, 1571, in the Holy Roman Empire, Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion, which provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation.

Kepler's three major contributions to astronomy are:

1. **Kepler's First Law (The Law of Ellipses)**: This law states that the orbit of a planet around the sun is an ellipse with the sun at one of the two foci.

2. **Kepler's Second Law (The Law of Equal Areas)**: This law describes the speed at which any given planet will move while orbiting the sun. It states that a line segment joining a planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.

3. **Kepler's Third Law (The Harmonic Law)**: This law relates the time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun (its orbital period) to its average distance from the sun, stating that the square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.

In addition to his work on planetary motion, Kepler made important contributions to optics and was an advocate of the Copernican system, which posited that the Earth and other planets orbit the sun.

The term "Kepler" may also refer to various objects and missions named after Johannes Kepler, such as the Kepler Space Telescope. This space observatory, operated by NASA from 2009 to 2018, was designed to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars by detecting the slight dimming that occurs when a planet transits, or passes in front of, its star. The Kepler mission was highly successful, confirming thousands of exoplanets and revolutionizing our understanding of planetary systems.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
patrician

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

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Joseph II

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Joseph II was a Holy Roman Emperor from

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

Who believed that individuals should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest?

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A)  Rousseau 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Montesquieu 
E)  John Locke 
A)  Rousseau 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Montesquieu 
E)  John Locke

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
nationalism

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

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
natural rights

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Natural rights, often referred to as "un

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The illegal event that constituted the start of the French Revolution was the

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A)  meeting between Quesnay and Adam Smith. 
B)  storming of the Bastille. 
C)  mutiny of the French army. 
D)  action of the Third Estate in declaring itself to be a National Assembly. 
E)  revolts of French peasants in the countryside. 
A)  meeting between Quesnay and Adam Smith. 
B)  storming of the Bastille. 
C)  mutiny of the French army. 
D)  action of the Third Estate in declaring itself to be a National Assembly. 
E)  revolts of French peasants in the countryside.

Question 12

The Austrian ruler whose reform program abolished serfdom, eliminated internal trade barriers, and instituted a new penal code, among other things, was

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A)  Adolf III. 
B)  Maria Theresa. 
C)  Joseph II. 
D)  Frederick the Great. 
E)  Charles VI. 
A)  Adolf III. 
B)  Maria Theresa. 
C)  Joseph II. 
D)  Frederick the Great. 
E)  Charles VI.

Question 13

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 14

The philosophes generally included all of the following people EXCEPT

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A)  the rural lower classes. 
B)  the urban middle classes. 
C)  social reformers. 
D)  professors. 
E)  journalists. 
A)  the rural lower classes. 
B)  the urban middle classes. 
C)  social reformers. 
D)  professors. 
E)  journalists.

Question 15

What is Mary Wollstonecraft best remembered for?

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A)  Loyal service to Marie Antoinette at the outset of the French Revolution 
B)  Help in the assassination of Robespierre 
C)  Authorship of the Vindication of the Rights of Women 
D)  Scientific ideas regarding the telescope and its uses in astronomy 
E)  Role in helping to formulate Napoleon's policy on women 
A)  Loyal service to Marie Antoinette at the outset of the French Revolution 
B)  Help in the assassination of Robespierre 
C)  Authorship of the Vindication of the Rights of Women 
D)  Scientific ideas regarding the telescope and its uses in astronomy 
E)  Role in helping to formulate Napoleon's policy on women

Question 16

What characteristics of European civilization encouraged the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment and what factors prevented these developments in China?

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The characteristics of European civiliza

Question 17

By the end of the eighteenth century, serfdom had come to an end in eastern Europe, but it still existed in western Europe, and was to prove one of the causes of the French Revolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why did Europe become the engine for rapid global change in the seventeenth and eighteenth century rather than China or some other non-Western society?

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Europe became the engine for rapid globa

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Rococo

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Rococo is an artistic style and movement

Question 20

Enlightened Despotism

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A)  demonstrated much more despotism than enlightenment in Russia. 
B)  was most widely attempted in Britain, but caused confusion among the peasants and opposition from nobles and clergy. 
C)  was best exemplified by the policies of Louis XV in France. 
D)  was abolished in Prussia by Frederick the Great. 
E)  was never attempted in Austria. 
A)  demonstrated much more despotism than enlightenment in Russia. 
B)  was most widely attempted in Britain, but caused confusion among the peasants and opposition from nobles and clergy. 
C)  was best exemplified by the policies of Louis XV in France. 
D)  was abolished in Prussia by Frederick the Great. 
E)  was never attempted in Austria.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Diderot's Encyclopedia

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Kepler

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). patrician

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Joseph II

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

Who believed that individuals should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). nationalism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). natural rights

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

The illegal event that constituted the start of the French Revolution was the

The Austrian ruler whose reform program abolished serfdom, eliminated internal trade barriers, and instituted a new penal code, among other things, was

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The philosophes generally included all of the following people EXCEPT

What is Mary Wollstonecraft best remembered for?

What characteristics of European civilization encouraged the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment and what factors prevented these developments in China?

By the end of the eighteenth century, serfdom had come to an end in eastern Europe, but it still existed in western Europe, and was to prove one of the causes of the French Revolution.

Why did Europe become the engine for rapid global change in the seventeenth and eighteenth century rather than China or some other non-Western society?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Rococo

Enlightened Despotism

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

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Diderot's Encyclopedia

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Kepler

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). patrician

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Joseph II

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

Who believed that individuals should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). nationalism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). natural rights

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

The illegal event that constituted the start of the French Revolution was the

The Austrian ruler whose reform program abolished serfdom, eliminated internal trade barriers, and instituted a new penal code, among other things, was

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The philosophes generally included all of the following people EXCEPT

What is Mary Wollstonecraft best remembered for?

What characteristics of European civilization encouraged the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment and what factors prevented these developments in China?

By the end of the eighteenth century, serfdom had come to an end in eastern Europe, but it still existed in western Europe, and was to prove one of the causes of the French Revolution.

Why did Europe become the engine for rapid global change in the seventeenth and eighteenth century rather than China or some other non-Western society?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Rococo

Enlightened Despotism

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

Filters