Question 1

The immediate cause of the French Revolution was the continuation of serfdom in France.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the emergence of the social sciences in terms of their philosophical foundations and the ideas of individuals such as John Locke and Adam Smith.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of the social sciences can

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Diderot's Encyclopedia

Accepted Answer

Diderot's Encyclopedia, also known as "E

Question 4

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 5

Identify the following terms.
-partitions of Poland

Accepted Answer

The partitions of Poland refer to the di

Question 6

Is the argument for a global economy in the eighteenth century valid? Why/not? What role do commodities such as sugar and textiles play in creating a "consumer revolution," and who does this effect?​

Accepted Answer

The argument for a global economy in the

Question 7

How did the collaborative nature of the Scientific Revolution compare with that of the Enlightenment? Were these of such "high culture" as to render them elitist? ​

Accepted Answer

The collaborative nature of the Scientif

Question 8

In which area were townspeople NOT a distinct minority?​

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A) ​France 
B) ​Britain 
C) ​Austria. 
D) ​Spain 
E) ​Russia 
A) ​France 
B) ​Britain 
C) ​Austria. 
D) ​Spain 
E) ​Russia

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-the Third Estate

Accepted Answer

The Third Estate refers to the common pe

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of popular culture like festivals?​

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A) ​collective activity 
B) ​Carnival 
C) ​feast days of local patron saints 
D) ​heavy consumption of food and drink 
E) ​salacious theater mocking nobility. 
A) ​collective activity 
B) ​Carnival 
C) ​feast days of local patron saints 
D) ​heavy consumption of food and drink 
E) ​salacious theater mocking nobility.

Question 11

What was the relationship of the Enlightenment to the Scientific Revolution? Could the Enlightenment have occurred with the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was closely related to

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A) France ceded Canada to British control. 
B) Spain ceded Florida to British control. 
C) France ceded the Louisiana Territory to the Spanish. 
D) The Dutch permanently withdrew from the New World. 
E) Great Britain became the world's greatest colonial power. 
A) France ceded Canada to British control. 
B) Spain ceded Florida to British control. 
C) France ceded the Louisiana Territory to the Spanish. 
D) The Dutch permanently withdrew from the New World. 
E) Great Britain became the world's greatest colonial power.

Question 13

Which work is the most important work of Baroque​ architecture?

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A) ​Versailles Palace 
B) ​Vierzehnheiligen 
C) Neuschwanstein Castle 
D) ​Tuilleries Palace 
E) ​Der Residenz 
A) ​Versailles Palace 
B) ​Vierzehnheiligen 
C) Neuschwanstein Castle 
D) ​Tuilleries Palace 
E) ​Der Residenz

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-philosophes

Accepted Answer

The term "philosophes" refers to a group

Question 15

​Which astronomer argued for an elliptical motion of the planets around the sun?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Nicholas Copernicus 
B) Ttycho Brahe 
C) ​Isaac Newton 
D) ​Johannes Kepler 
E) ​Galileo Galilei 
A) ​Nicholas Copernicus 
B) Ttycho Brahe 
C) ​Isaac Newton 
D) ​Johannes Kepler 
E) ​Galileo Galilei

Question 16

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the Rococo style?

Accepted Answer

A) the profuse use of strict geometric patterns 
B) emphasis on largeness and majesty 
C) a fondness for curves and emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action 
D) a rejection of the effort to seek love, joy, and pleasure in favor of religious imagery 
E) stress on formal order 
A) the profuse use of strict geometric patterns 
B) emphasis on largeness and majesty 
C) a fondness for curves and emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action 
D) a rejection of the effort to seek love, joy, and pleasure in favor of religious imagery 
E) stress on formal order

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-"Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen"

Accepted Answer

The "Declaration of the Rights of Man an

Question 18

Why did Europe become the engine for rapid global change in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries rather than China or some other non-Western society? What colonies did the British and French establish in the Americas, and how did their methods of administering their colonies differ?

Accepted Answer

Europe became the engine for rapid globa

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Catherine the Great ended serfdom in Russia.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The immediate cause of the French Revolution was the continuation of serfdom in France.​

Discuss the emergence of the social sciences in terms of their philosophical foundations and the ideas of individuals such as John Locke and Adam Smith.

Identify the following terms. -Diderot's Encyclopedia

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

Identify the following terms. -partitions of Poland

Is the argument for a global economy in the eighteenth century valid? Why/not? What role do commodities such as sugar and textiles play in creating a "consumer revolution," and who does this effect?​

How did the collaborative nature of the Scientific Revolution compare with that of the Enlightenment? Were these of such "high culture" as to render them elitist? ​

In which area were townspeople NOT a distinct minority?​

Identify the following terms. -the Third Estate

Which of the following is NOT an example of popular culture like festivals?​

What was the relationship of the Enlightenment to the Scientific Revolution? Could the Enlightenment have occurred with the Scientific Revolution?

Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the Seven Years' War?

Which work is the most important work of Baroque​ architecture?

Identify the following terms. -philosophes

​Which astronomer argued for an elliptical motion of the planets around the sun?

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the Rococo style?

Identify the following terms. -"Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen"

Why did Europe become the engine for rapid global change in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries rather than China or some other non-Western society? What colonies did the British and French establish in the Americas, and how did their methods of administering their colonies differ?

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

Catherine the Great ended serfdom in Russia.​

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The immediate cause of the French Revolution was the continuation of serfdom in France.

Is the argument for a global economy in the eighteenth century valid? Why/not? What role do commodities such as sugar and textiles play in creating a "consumer revolution," and who does this effect?

How did the collaborative nature of the Scientific Revolution compare with that of the Enlightenment? Were these of such "high culture" as to render them elitist?

In which area were townspeople NOT a distinct minority?

Which of the following is NOT an example of popular culture like festivals?

Which work is the most important work of Baroque architecture?

Which astronomer argued for an elliptical motion of the planets around the sun?

Catherine the Great ended serfdom in Russia.