Question 1

Please define the following key terms
-Great Trigonometrical Survey

Accepted Answer

The Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS) w

Question 2

Why did Joseph Banks want to transfer the Tahitian breadfruit to Polynesia?

Accepted Answer

A) It was his favorite plant. 
B) It was a very expensive plant. 
C) The transfer would have made him famous. 
D) The breadfruit could have been used as inexpensive food for slaves. 
E) The transfer would have increased his profits. 
A) It was his favorite plant. 
B) It was a very expensive plant. 
C) The transfer would have made him famous. 
D) The breadfruit could have been used as inexpensive food for slaves. 
E) The transfer would have increased his profits.

Question 3

Please define the following key terms
-Voltaire (1694-1778)

Accepted Answer

Voltaire, whose real name was François-M

Question 4

Please define the following key terms
-"problem of longitude"

Accepted Answer

The "problem of longitude" refers to the

Question 5

Please define the following key terms
-enlightened despots

Accepted Answer

Enlightened despots, also known as enlig

Question 6

Which of these statements about Banks's interests is FALSE?

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A) He brought back from his travel a  collection of exotic flora. 
B) He classified and cataloged his findings in a systematic manner. 
C) He felt  a need to name and describe natural phenomena so as to clarify familial relationships in nature. 
D) He brought back from his travels numerous drawings of plant and animal life, which helped to expand European knowledge of the natural world. 
E) He made military observations. 
A) He brought back from his travel a  collection of exotic flora. 
B) He classified and cataloged his findings in a systematic manner. 
C) He felt  a need to name and describe natural phenomena so as to clarify familial relationships in nature. 
D) He brought back from his travels numerous drawings of plant and animal life, which helped to expand European knowledge of the natural world. 
E) He made military observations.

Question 7

In expanding its influence into the interior of Africa,English geographers' first goal was

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A) mapping the coastline of West Africa. 
B) applying new science in studying monsoons. 
C) making a grid map of the New World. 
D) finding the origin and path of the Niger River. 
E) pinpointing the African areas controlled by the French and Muslims. 
A) mapping the coastline of West Africa. 
B) applying new science in studying monsoons. 
C) making a grid map of the New World. 
D) finding the origin and path of the Niger River. 
E) pinpointing the African areas controlled by the French and Muslims.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms
-Bounty

Accepted Answer

Bounty, in a general sense, refers to a

Question 9

What example of biological diffusion in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Kew Gardens 
B) Deforestation of the Amazon Forest 
C) Transfer of breadfruit to England 
D) Columbian exchange 
E) Extinction of local animal and plant species 
A) Kew Gardens 
B) Deforestation of the Amazon Forest 
C) Transfer of breadfruit to England 
D) Columbian exchange 
E) Extinction of local animal and plant species

Question 10

Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a group of intellectuals known as the "ancients" who emphasized the authority of

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A) the Bible. 
B) Plato. 
C) human reason. 
D) Aristotle. 
E) Joseph Banks. 
A) the Bible. 
B) Plato. 
C) human reason. 
D) Aristotle. 
E) Joseph Banks.

Question 11

Using examples from the textbook,discuss the relationship between science (and scientific innovation)and empire.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between science and emp

Question 12

Parisian salons were centers of intellectual discussion,but mirroring the culture of the time,did not include women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The term that describes the practical application of science to agriculture is

Accepted Answer

A) enclosure movement. 
B) classification scheme. 
C) binomial. 
D) economic botany. 
E) Columbian exchange. 
A) enclosure movement. 
B) classification scheme. 
C) binomial. 
D) economic botany. 
E) Columbian exchange.

Question 14

Why did Joseph Bank regard Australia as an "empty" land?

Accepted Answer

A) Its population was low. 
B) It was mostly flat land, without significant mountain ranges. 
C) It did not produce profitable crops. 
D) It has very few trees. 
E) Its aboriginal inhabitants had not "improved" it, for instance fencing off vast land holdings for sheep. 
A) Its population was low. 
B) It was mostly flat land, without significant mountain ranges. 
C) It did not produce profitable crops. 
D) It has very few trees. 
E) Its aboriginal inhabitants had not "improved" it, for instance fencing off vast land holdings for sheep.

Question 15

What was the main achievement of John Harrison?

Accepted Answer

A) He built the first "chronometer." 
B) He solved the problem of longitude. 
C) He invented the binomial system. 
D) He traveled three times to Polynesia. 
E) He built the Endeavour. 
A) He built the first "chronometer." 
B) He solved the problem of longitude. 
C) He invented the binomial system. 
D) He traveled three times to Polynesia. 
E) He built the Endeavour.

Question 16

How did the European scientific revolution influence the Qing empire?

Accepted Answer

A) The Qing spent enormous energies trying to solve the problem of longitude. 
B) The Qing abandoned their mapmaking projects. 
C) The Qing applied new technology to expand the scope of the maps they created. 
D) The Qing decided to map the coastline of West Africa. 
E) The Qing created the African Association. 
A) The Qing spent enormous energies trying to solve the problem of longitude. 
B) The Qing abandoned their mapmaking projects. 
C) The Qing applied new technology to expand the scope of the maps they created. 
D) The Qing decided to map the coastline of West Africa. 
E) The Qing created the African Association.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms
-encyclopedia

Accepted Answer

An encyclopedia is a comprehensive refer

Question 18

Upon the return from his journeys,Banks became a vocal advocate of

Accepted Answer

A) evolution. 
B) British settlements in Australia. 
C) the natural rights of indigenous peoples. 
D) settlement in New Zealand. 
E) voyages for purely scientific goals. 
A) evolution. 
B) British settlements in Australia. 
C) the natural rights of indigenous peoples. 
D) settlement in New Zealand. 
E) voyages for purely scientific goals.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms
-Systema Naturae

Accepted Answer

"Systema Naturae" is a seminal work in t

Question 20

Take a stand for or against the following preposition: "Without the scientific revolution,Europe would have never had the Enlightenment." Be sure to provide evidence and examples for the position you take.

Accepted Answer

I take a stand against the preposition t

Please define the following key terms -Great Trigonometrical Survey

Why did Joseph Banks want to transfer the Tahitian breadfruit to Polynesia?

Please define the following key terms -Voltaire (1694-1778)

Please define the following key terms -"problem of longitude"

Please define the following key terms -enlightened despots

Which of these statements about Banks's interests is FALSE?

In expanding its influence into the interior of Africa,English geographers' first goal was

Please define the following key terms -Bounty

What example of biological diffusion in the eighteenth century?

Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a group of intellectuals known as the "ancients" who emphasized the authority of

Using examples from the textbook,discuss the relationship between science (and scientific innovation)and empire.

Parisian salons were centers of intellectual discussion,but mirroring the culture of the time,did not include women.

The term that describes the practical application of science to agriculture is

Why did Joseph Bank regard Australia as an "empty" land?

What was the main achievement of John Harrison?

How did the European scientific revolution influence the Qing empire?

Please define the following key terms -encyclopedia

Upon the return from his journeys,Banks became a vocal advocate of

Please define the following key terms -Systema Naturae

Take a stand for or against the following preposition: "Without the scientific revolution,Europe would have never had the Enlightenment." Be sure to provide evidence and examples for the position you take.

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

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Exam 7: European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Please define the following key terms -Great Trigonometrical Survey

Why did Joseph Banks want to transfer the Tahitian breadfruit to Polynesia?

Please define the following key terms -Voltaire (1694-1778)

Please define the following key terms -"problem of longitude"

Please define the following key terms -enlightened despots

Which of these statements about Banks's interests is FALSE?

In expanding its influence into the interior of Africa,English geographers' first goal was

Please define the following key terms -Bounty

What example of biological diffusion in the eighteenth century?

Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a group of intellectuals known as the "ancients" who emphasized the authority of

Using examples from the textbook,discuss the relationship between science (and scientific innovation)and empire.

Parisian salons were centers of intellectual discussion,but mirroring the culture of the time,did not include women.

The term that describes the practical application of science to agriculture is

Why did Joseph Bank regard Australia as an "empty" land?

What was the main achievement of John Harrison?

How did the European scientific revolution influence the Qing empire?

Please define the following key terms -encyclopedia

Upon the return from his journeys,Banks became a vocal advocate of

Please define the following key terms -Systema Naturae

Take a stand for or against the following preposition: "Without the scientific revolution,Europe would have never had the Enlightenment." Be sure to provide evidence and examples for the position you take.

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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