Question 1

Modern capitalism never fully developed in China because

Accepted Answer

A)  China had no iron industry 
B)  China never developed paper currency 
C)  China had not invented the compass for long distance travel 
D)  China didn't possess gunpowder to defend itself militarily 
E)  none of the above 
A)  China had no iron industry 
B)  China never developed paper currency 
C)  China had not invented the compass for long distance travel 
D)  China didn't possess gunpowder to defend itself militarily 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

Like the Italian city-states, the Dutch East India organized the Dutch economy as entirely based on merchant capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In what ways can the Dutch Republic of the 17ᵗʰ century be seen as an evolutionary midpoint between Venice and the United Kingdom of Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

The Dutch Republic of the 17th century c

Question 4

Merchant capitalism in Italy demonstrates the limitation of Weber's Protestant work ethic thesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Ferdinand Braudel and Violet Barbour Amsterdam was closest in its economic organization to

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Lisbon 
C)  Venice 
D)  Berlin 
E)  Paris 
A)  London 
B)  Lisbon 
C)  Venice 
D)  Berlin 
E)  Paris

Question 6

Amsterdam was the key city that connected the trade routes between the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas in the 15ᵗʰ century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The English were the main force that blocked the Hapsburg's from establishing an empire throughout Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What drove the English to begin to use coal as a resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  the empirical nature of British science 
B)  the Puritan work-ethic 
C)  agitation of British parliament 
D)  the depletion of wood 
A)  the empirical nature of British science 
B)  the Puritan work-ethic 
C)  agitation of British parliament 
D)  the depletion of wood

Question 9

In the seventieth century England was in

Accepted Answer

A)  the core of the modern world-system 
B)  the semiperiphery of the modern world-system 
C)  the periphery of the modern world- system 
D)  outside the modern world-system 
A)  the core of the modern world-system 
B)  the semiperiphery of the modern world-system 
C)  the periphery of the modern world- system 
D)  outside the modern world-system

Question 10

What are the important similarities between the first and second waves of European expansion?

Accepted Answer

The first and second waves of European e

Question 11

Discuss the idea of protection rent and the role it played in the development of capitalist states.

Accepted Answer

Protection rent refers to the payment ma

Question 12

The relationship between Genoa and Venice in the spice trade shows

Accepted Answer

A)  how patriotism developed first in Italy 
B)  economic competition is more important than regional affiliation 
C)  economic competition is more important than religious loyalties 
D)  both b and c 
A)  how patriotism developed first in Italy 
B)  economic competition is more important than regional affiliation 
C)  economic competition is more important than religious loyalties 
D)  both b and c

Question 13

According to Chapter 14 the state policy of mercantilism occurred only prior to the beginning of the free-trade period championed by Adam Smith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The enclosures of formerly peasant lands in England was done for the purpose of producing

Accepted Answer

A)  sugar 
B)  tobacco 
C)  cotton 
D)  coffee 
E)  none of the above 
A)  sugar 
B)  tobacco 
C)  cotton 
D)  coffee 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

The notion of "world party" formation has as its criteria

Accepted Answer

A)  the struggle to attain state power 
B)  being confined to secular groupings 
C)  it must represent a single state 
D)  it must run in elections 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the struggle to attain state power 
B)  being confined to secular groupings 
C)  it must represent a single state 
D)  it must run in elections 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

The only state in Early Modern Europe that was not undergo significant centralization was

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  England 
A)  Portugal 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  England

Question 17

The "Columbian exchange" brought prestige goods such as gold and silver back to Europe from the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

For the first time in human history the Peace of Westphalia recognized the principle of national sovereignty for the entire modern world-system, including its peripheries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Modern capitalism never fully developed in China because

Like the Italian city-states, the Dutch East India organized the Dutch economy as entirely based on merchant capitalism.

In what ways can the Dutch Republic of the 17ᵗʰ century be seen as an evolutionary midpoint between Venice and the United Kingdom of Great Britain?

Merchant capitalism in Italy demonstrates the limitation of Weber's Protestant work ethic thesis.

According to Ferdinand Braudel and Violet Barbour Amsterdam was closest in its economic organization to

Amsterdam was the key city that connected the trade routes between the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas in the 15ᵗʰ century.

The English were the main force that blocked the Hapsburg's from establishing an empire throughout Europe.

What drove the English to begin to use coal as a resource?

In the seventieth century England was in

What are the important similarities between the first and second waves of European expansion?

Discuss the idea of protection rent and the role it played in the development of capitalist states.

The relationship between Genoa and Venice in the spice trade shows

According to Chapter 14 the state policy of mercantilism occurred only prior to the beginning of the free-trade period championed by Adam Smith.

The enclosures of formerly peasant lands in England was done for the purpose of producing

The notion of "world party" formation has as its criteria

The only state in Early Modern Europe that was not undergo significant centralization was

The "Columbian exchange" brought prestige goods such as gold and silver back to Europe from the Americas.

For the first time in human history the Peace of Westphalia recognized the principle of national sovereignty for the entire modern world-system, including its peripheries.

History and Social Evolution

The Comparative World-Systems Approach

Biological Bases of Social Evolution

Building a Social Self: The Macro-Micro Link Part II Stateless Systems

World-Systems of Foragers

The Gardeners Web Chapter Indigenous North American World-Systems Before the Rise of Chiefs

The Sacred Chiefs Part III State-Based Systems

The Temple and the Palace

Public Spaces, Self, and Cognitive Evolution in Early States

The Early Empires: Semiperipheral Conquerors and Capitalist City-States

The Central System Part IV-The Long Rise of Capitalism

The Long Rise of the West

The Modern World-System

The Global Nineteenth Century

Public Spaces, Individualism, and Cognition in the Modern Age

The Twentieth-Century Age of Extremes

The World-System Since 1945: Another Wave of Globalization, Hegemony, and Revolutions

Late Globalization: The Early Twenty-First Century

The Next Three Futures: Another Round of Us Hegemony, Global Collapse, or Global Democracy

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Exam 14: The Early Modern Systems in the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries

Modern capitalism never fully developed in China because

Like the Italian city-states, the Dutch East India organized the Dutch economy as entirely based on merchant capitalism.

In what ways can the Dutch Republic of the 17ᵗʰ century be seen as an evolutionary midpoint between Venice and the United Kingdom of Great Britain?

Merchant capitalism in Italy demonstrates the limitation of Weber's Protestant work ethic thesis.

According to Ferdinand Braudel and Violet Barbour Amsterdam was closest in its economic organization to

Amsterdam was the key city that connected the trade routes between the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas in the 15ᵗʰ century.

The English were the main force that blocked the Hapsburg's from establishing an empire throughout Europe.

What drove the English to begin to use coal as a resource?

In the seventieth century England was in

What are the important similarities between the first and second waves of European expansion?

Discuss the idea of protection rent and the role it played in the development of capitalist states.

The relationship between Genoa and Venice in the spice trade shows

According to Chapter 14 the state policy of mercantilism occurred only prior to the beginning of the free-trade period championed by Adam Smith.

The enclosures of formerly peasant lands in England was done for the purpose of producing

The notion of "world party" formation has as its criteria

The only state in Early Modern Europe that was not undergo significant centralization was

The "Columbian exchange" brought prestige goods such as gold and silver back to Europe from the Americas.

For the first time in human history the Peace of Westphalia recognized the principle of national sovereignty for the entire modern world-system, including its peripheries.

History and Social Evolution

The Comparative World-Systems Approach

Biological Bases of Social Evolution

Building a Social Self: The Macro-Micro Link Part II Stateless Systems

World-Systems of Foragers

The Gardeners Web Chapter Indigenous North American World-Systems Before the Rise of Chiefs

The Sacred Chiefs Part III State-Based Systems

The Temple and the Palace

Public Spaces, Self, and Cognitive Evolution in Early States

The Early Empires: Semiperipheral Conquerors and Capitalist City-States

The Central System Part IV-The Long Rise of Capitalism

The Long Rise of the West

The Modern World-System

The Global Nineteenth Century

Public Spaces, Individualism, and Cognition in the Modern Age

The Twentieth-Century Age of Extremes

The World-System Since 1945: Another Wave of Globalization, Hegemony, and Revolutions

Late Globalization: The Early Twenty-First Century

The Next Three Futures: Another Round of Us Hegemony, Global Collapse, or Global Democracy

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