Question 1

"The Scientific Revolution was the most revolutionary of all revolutions." Discuss critically, using specific examples.

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The statement that "The Scientific Revol

Question 2

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

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The term "old order" generally refers to

Question 3

Isaac Newton was an inspiration for the Enlightenment in his contention that the world and everything in it worked like a giant machine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"

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The "Declaration of the Rights of Man an

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Nicholas Copernicus

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

Question 6

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

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The Reign of Terror, also known simply a

Question 7

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

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Tabula rasa is a Latin phrase that trans

Question 8

In the American Revolution, the rebels

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A)  received the support of a number of European countries. 
B)  developed a number of innovative attack techniques used by Napoleonic armies. 
C)  was marked by the seizure of political and military power by the poorest segment of colonial society. 
D)  contained a series of major battles in which American firepower literally destroyed some of the best units of the British army. 
E)  was significantly enhanced by the large slave component in the rebel army. 
A)  received the support of a number of European countries. 
B)  developed a number of innovative attack techniques used by Napoleonic armies. 
C)  was marked by the seizure of political and military power by the poorest segment of colonial society. 
D)  contained a series of major battles in which American firepower literally destroyed some of the best units of the British army. 
E)  was significantly enhanced by the large slave component in the rebel army.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
John Locke

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John Locke (1632–1704) was an influentia

Question 10

Who was the first scientist to define elliptical planetary orbits?

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A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler 
A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler

Question 11

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 12

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 13

Who asserted that the material composition of other planets and the moon was similar to that of the earth?

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A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler 
A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler

Question 14

What was true about Napoleon?

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A)  He joined the French army at age 15. 
B)  He was a master of psychological warfare. 
C)  He established his military reputation in campaigns in England. 
D)  He was married to Marie Antoinette. 
E)  He died in a triumphant battle. 
A)  He joined the French army at age 15. 
B)  He was a master of psychological warfare. 
C)  He established his military reputation in campaigns in England. 
D)  He was married to Marie Antoinette. 
E)  He died in a triumphant battle.

Question 15

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 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Maximilien Robespierre

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Maximilien Robespierre was a French lawy

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Galileo Galilei

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

Question 18

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

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Separation of powers is a political doct

Question 19

Lyrical Rococo depictions of aristocratic life were expressed in the work of

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A)  William Hogarth. 
B)  Antoine Watteau. 
C)  Joachim Orlov. 
D)  Balthasar Neumann. 
E)  Johann Sebastian Bach. 
A)  William Hogarth. 
B)  Antoine Watteau. 
C)  Joachim Orlov. 
D)  Balthasar Neumann. 
E)  Johann Sebastian Bach.

Question 20

What was the relationship of the Enlightenment to the Scientific Revolution? Could the Enlightenment have occurred without the Scientific Revolution?

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The Enlightenment was closely related to

"The Scientific Revolution was the most revolutionary of all revolutions." Discuss critically, using specific examples.

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

Isaac Newton was an inspiration for the Enlightenment in his contention that the world and everything in it worked like a giant machine.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Nicholas Copernicus

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

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

In the American Revolution, the rebels

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). John Locke

Who was the first scientist to define elliptical planetary orbits?

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

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

Who asserted that the material composition of other planets and the moon was similar to that of the earth?

What was true about Napoleon?

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Maximilien Robespierre

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Galileo Galilei

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

Lyrical Rococo depictions of aristocratic life were expressed in the work of

What was the relationship of the Enlightenment to the Scientific Revolution? Could the Enlightenment have occurred without the Scientific Revolution?

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

"The Scientific Revolution was the most revolutionary of all revolutions." Discuss critically, using specific examples.

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

Isaac Newton was an inspiration for the Enlightenment in his contention that the world and everything in it worked like a giant machine.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Nicholas Copernicus

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

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

In the American Revolution, the rebels

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). John Locke

Who was the first scientist to define elliptical planetary orbits?

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

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

Who asserted that the material composition of other planets and the moon was similar to that of the earth?

What was true about Napoleon?

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Maximilien Robespierre

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Galileo Galilei

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

Lyrical Rococo depictions of aristocratic life were expressed in the work of

What was the relationship of the Enlightenment to the Scientific Revolution? Could the Enlightenment have occurred without the Scientific Revolution?

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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