Question 1

Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE ?

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A)  Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. 
B)  Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. 
C)  American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. 
D)  English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. 
E)  Overseas trade boomed. 
A)  Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. 
B)  Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. 
C)  American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. 
D)  English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. 
E)  Overseas trade boomed.

Question 2

In the Enlightenment, many intellectuals argued that women were by nature inferior to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

As outlined in Newton's ____, the universe is a huge, regulated machine operating according to natural laws.

Accepted Answer

A)  heliocentric theory 
B)  geocentric theory 
C)  world-machine concept 
D)  putting-out system 
E)  scientific method 
A)  heliocentric theory 
B)  geocentric theory 
C)  world-machine concept 
D)  putting-out system 
E)  scientific method

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan phil

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Isaac Newton's Principia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Isaac Newton's...

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Robert Clive

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Tabula rasa is a Latin phrase that trans

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was closely related to

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte made both positive an

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
patrician

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Voltaire

Accepted Answer

Voltaire was the pen name of François-Ma

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Separation of powers is a political doct

Question 20

Enlightened Absolutism

Accepted Answer

A)  was based more on practical measures to strengthen the power of the state than to "reform" and free their populations. 
B)  was best illustrated by the activity of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. 
C)  was truly applied only briefly, in the ten months before the death of Emelyan Pugachev. 
D)  was limited by the desires of the middle classes to retain their special advantages. 
E)  best describes the British government in the eighteenth century. 
A)  was based more on practical measures to strengthen the power of the state than to "reform" and free their populations. 
B)  was best illustrated by the activity of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. 
C)  was truly applied only briefly, in the ten months before the death of Emelyan Pugachev. 
D)  was limited by the desires of the middle classes to retain their special advantages. 
E)  best describes the British government in the eighteenth century.

Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE ?

In the Enlightenment, many intellectuals argued that women were by nature inferior to men.

As outlined in Newton's ____, the universe is a huge, regulated machine operating according to natural laws.

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

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

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Isaac Newton's Principia

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Robert Clive

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). patrician

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Voltaire

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

Enlightened Absolutism

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

Toward the Pacific Century

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

Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE ?

In the Enlightenment, many intellectuals argued that women were by nature inferior to men.

As outlined in Newton's ____, the universe is a huge, regulated machine operating according to natural laws.

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

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

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Isaac Newton's Principia

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Robert Clive

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). patrician

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Voltaire

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

Enlightened Absolutism

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

Toward the Pacific Century

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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