Question 1

On the eve of the French Revolution, all of these conditions existed EXCEPT

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A)  the hereditary aristocracy was still the most powerful class in European society. 
B)  the nobles and clergy in France were effectively untaxed, even as the French treasury neared bankruptcy and millions were hungry. 
C)  the bourgeoisie comprised about eight percent of the population. 
D)  the peasants were enthusiastic for revolutionary change. 
E)  monarchy was the norm for European governments. 
A)  the hereditary aristocracy was still the most powerful class in European society. 
B)  the nobles and clergy in France were effectively untaxed, even as the French treasury neared bankruptcy and millions were hungry. 
C)  the bourgeoisie comprised about eight percent of the population. 
D)  the peasants were enthusiastic for revolutionary change. 
E)  monarchy was the norm for European governments.

Question 2

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 3

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

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Popular culture, often abbreviated as po

Question 4

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

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The French Revolution was indeed a revol

Question 5

The formal event which led to the break between the American colonies and England was the

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A)  creation of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  confrontation at Yorktown. 
C)  confrontation over the Stamp Act. 
D)  signing of the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  creation of the United States Constitution. 
A)  creation of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  confrontation at Yorktown. 
C)  confrontation over the Stamp Act. 
D)  signing of the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  creation of the United States Constitution.

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan phil

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
laissez-faire

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Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Continental System

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

Question 10

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

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High culture refers to the set of cultur

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Committee of Public Safety

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The Committee of Public Safety was a pol

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Vindications of the Rights of Woman

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The term "Vindication of the Rights of W

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
enlightened absolutism

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Enlightened absolutism, also known as en

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Plassey

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The Battle of Plassey was a significant

Question 17

Which of these statements would John Locke find acceptable?

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A)  Some of us are born bad. 
B)  A positive environment will create positive results. 
C)  Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D)  Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E)  Original sin places limits on individual aspirations. 
A)  Some of us are born bad. 
B)  A positive environment will create positive results. 
C)  Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D)  Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E)  Original sin places limits on individual aspirations.

Question 18

Discuss the emergence of the social sciences in terms of their philosophical foundations and the ideas of individuals such as John Locke and Adam Smith.

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The emergence of the social sciences can

Question 19

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 20

Compare the colonial empires of Britain and France in the Americas, highlighting similarities and differences in their administration.

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The colonial empires of Britain and Fran

On the eve of the French Revolution, all of these conditions existed EXCEPT

During the regime of Napoleon,

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

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

The formal event which led to the break between the American colonies and England was the

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). laissez-faire

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Continental System

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Committee of Public Safety

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Vindications of the Rights of Woman

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). enlightened absolutism

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Plassey

Which of these statements would John Locke find acceptable?

Discuss the emergence of the social sciences in terms of their philosophical foundations and the ideas of individuals such as John Locke and Adam Smith.

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?

Compare the colonial empires of Britain and France in the Americas, highlighting similarities and differences in their administration.

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

On the eve of the French Revolution, all of these conditions existed EXCEPT

During the regime of Napoleon,

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

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

The formal event which led to the break between the American colonies and England was the

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). laissez-faire

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Continental System

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Committee of Public Safety

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Vindications of the Rights of Woman

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). enlightened absolutism

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Plassey

Which of these statements would John Locke find acceptable?

Discuss the emergence of the social sciences in terms of their philosophical foundations and the ideas of individuals such as John Locke and Adam Smith.

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?

Compare the colonial empires of Britain and France in the Americas, highlighting similarities and differences in their administration.

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