Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
- Empress Maria Theresa of Austria

Accepted Answer

Empress Maria Theresa of Austria was a s

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true in describing the voyage of the Mungo Park expedition in 1795 in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) The Niger River system had a wider connection into North Africa and Egypt. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Park reached Segu,still an important economic center. 
D) Information was collected on how the Niger River was used to transport goods. 
E) The expedition often depended on the hospitality of Africans. 
A) The Niger River system had a wider connection into North Africa and Egypt. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Park reached Segu,still an important economic center. 
D) Information was collected on how the Niger River was used to transport goods. 
E) The expedition often depended on the hospitality of Africans.

Question 3

Compare how Banks and Cook interacted with local peoples.

Accepted Answer

Banks and Cook interacted with local peo

Question 4

How was the enlightened scientist different from the enlightened philosopher?

Accepted Answer

The enlightened scientist and the enligh

Question 5

In a time when maritime powers were becoming world empires,it was imperative to be as strong at sea as possible.How was the problem of determining longitude finally solved so that navigators could determine their precise position?

Accepted Answer

The problem of determining longitude was

Question 6

With time,scientific inquiry became progressively linked to

Accepted Answer

A) a scientific study of the Bible. 
B) religious inquisitions. 
C) real-world applications and economic purposes. 
D) the decline of Christianity in Europe. 
E) ethnography. 
A) a scientific study of the Bible. 
B) religious inquisitions. 
C) real-world applications and economic purposes. 
D) the decline of Christianity in Europe. 
E) ethnography.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Enlightenment

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Enlightenment...

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding women during the period of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A) Women often sponsored and participated in intellectual salons. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Margaret Cavendish argued that restrictions on women resulted from nothing more than "the over-weening conceit men have of themselves." 
D) Mary Astell argued that absolute authority was not acceptable in the state or home. 
E) Mary Wollestonecraft felt that women should be allowed to achieve their full potential though education,citizenship,and financial autonomy. 
A) Women often sponsored and participated in intellectual salons. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Margaret Cavendish argued that restrictions on women resulted from nothing more than "the over-weening conceit men have of themselves." 
D) Mary Astell argued that absolute authority was not acceptable in the state or home. 
E) Mary Wollestonecraft felt that women should be allowed to achieve their full potential though education,citizenship,and financial autonomy.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Binomial system

Accepted Answer

The binomial system, also known as binom

Question 11

The global application of science to agriculture was the goal of the

Accepted Answer

A) enclosure acts. 
B) new peasant migration to the cities. 
C) English navy. 
D) British East Indies trade. 
E) Kew Gardens. 
A) enclosure acts. 
B) new peasant migration to the cities. 
C) English navy. 
D) British East Indies trade. 
E) Kew Gardens.

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- Rene Descartes

Accepted Answer

René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 Febru

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- Adam Smith

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith (1723–1790) was a Scottish ec

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- Joseph Banks

Accepted Answer

Joseph Banks was a prominent British nat

Question 15

Supporters of the new science could also claim to be devout Christians because they believed that

Accepted Answer

A) the universe was not a self-functioning ordered system. 
B) the universe was not perfect. 
C) the universe was divinely created and self-functioning. 
D) God and the universe existed separately from one another. 
E) the universe was a perfect clock that did not need further interference in its functioning. 
A) the universe was not a self-functioning ordered system. 
B) the universe was not perfect. 
C) the universe was divinely created and self-functioning. 
D) God and the universe existed separately from one another. 
E) the universe was a perfect clock that did not need further interference in its functioning.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
- Bourgeoisie

Accepted Answer

The term "Bourgeoisie" refers to a socia

Question 17

Linnaeus' System a Naturae

Accepted Answer

A) layed out a classification of plants. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) grouped species into hierarchies of increasingly more general categories. 
D) refered to genus/order/class/kingdom categories. 
E) allowed for any new plant to be placed in a well-ordered system. 
A) layed out a classification of plants. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) grouped species into hierarchies of increasingly more general categories. 
D) refered to genus/order/class/kingdom categories. 
E) allowed for any new plant to be placed in a well-ordered system.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
- Problem of Longitude

Accepted Answer

The Problem of Longitude refers to the h

Question 19

Which of the following fits in with the evolution of the scientific revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Copernicus's heliocentric solar system. 
B) Galileo's idea that the earth rotated around the sun. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) Support of monarchs and aristocracy. 
E) Increased support for the new science. 
A) Copernicus's heliocentric solar system. 
B) Galileo's idea that the earth rotated around the sun. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) Support of monarchs and aristocracy. 
E) Increased support for the new science.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Tupaia

Accepted Answer

Tupaia refers to a genus of tree shrews,

Exam 21: European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Please define the following key terms. - Empress Maria Theresa of Austria

Which of the following statements is true in describing the voyage of the Mungo Park expedition in 1795 in Africa?

Compare how Banks and Cook interacted with local peoples.

How was the enlightened scientist different from the enlightened philosopher?

In a time when maritime powers were becoming world empires,it was imperative to be as strong at sea as possible.How was the problem of determining longitude finally solved so that navigators could determine their precise position?

With time,scientific inquiry became progressively linked to

Please define the following key terms. - Enlightenment

Which of the following statements is true regarding women during the period of the Enlightenment?

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

Please define the following key terms. - Binomial system

The global application of science to agriculture was the goal of the

Please define the following key terms. - Rene Descartes

Please define the following key terms. - Adam Smith

Please define the following key terms. - Joseph Banks

Supporters of the new science could also claim to be devout Christians because they believed that

Please define the following key terms. - Bourgeoisie

Linnaeus' System a Naturae

Please define the following key terms. - Problem of Longitude

Which of the following fits in with the evolution of the scientific revolution?

Please define the following key terms. - Tupaia

The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

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 - 1818

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

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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