Question 1

A discovery made by Galileo was the

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A) development of the calculus. 
B) fallacy of the existence of sunspots and the phases of Venus. 
C) five moons revolving around Pluto. 
D) similarity of the material composition of other planets and the moon to that of the earth. 
E) totally flat terrain of the earth's moon. 
A) development of the calculus. 
B) fallacy of the existence of sunspots and the phases of Venus. 
C) five moons revolving around Pluto. 
D) similarity of the material composition of other planets and the moon to that of the earth. 
E) totally flat terrain of the earth's moon.

Question 2

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?

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Napoleon Bonaparte made both positive an

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Emelyan Pugachev

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Emelyan Pugachev was a Cossack leader wh

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Nicholas Copernicus

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Nicholas Copernicus, also known as Nicol

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military

Question 6

The Ptolemaic view of the universe believed all of the following to be true except

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A) the planets were believed to be imperfect and material. 
B) the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe. 
C) heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the earth. 
D) God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the outermost, or tenth, sphere. 
E) God and the saved souls were at one end of the universe and humans at the center. 
A) the planets were believed to be imperfect and material. 
B) the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe. 
C) heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the earth. 
D) God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the outermost, or tenth, sphere. 
E) God and the saved souls were at one end of the universe and humans at the center.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Declaration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence was a do

Question 8

How did European ideas about the natures of, and the relationships between, science and religion change during the seventeenth century? Were these changes restricted to just the intellectual classes? Why or why not? What changes occurred in the European economy in the eighteenth century, and to what degree were these changes reflected in social patterns?

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During the seventeenth century, European

Question 9

The person viewed as one of the founders of modern economics and known for the doctrine of laissez-faire was

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A) John McDonald. 
B) Adam Smith. 
C) Robert Walpole. 
D) Robert Burns. 
E) Lord Gordon Brown. 
A) John McDonald. 
B) Adam Smith. 
C) Robert Walpole. 
D) Robert Burns. 
E) Lord Gordon Brown.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Seven Years' War

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The Seven Years' War, also known as the

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-high culture and popular culture and Carnival

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High culture refers to the cultural prod

Question 12

The Estates-General was convened in 1789 in order to deal with the

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A) invasion of Silesia. 
B) near bankruptcy of the French Treasury. 
C) grievances of the French peasantry. 
D) discontent in the French colonies. 
E) Louis XVI's demand for more power. 
A) invasion of Silesia. 
B) near bankruptcy of the French Treasury. 
C) grievances of the French peasantry. 
D) discontent in the French colonies. 
E) Louis XVI's demand for more power.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Toussaint L'Ouverture

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Toussaint L'Ouverture was a leader of th

Question 14

Newton's Principia

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A) placed the earth at the center of the universe. 
B) rejected the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
C) mathematically disproved the universal law of gravitation. 
D) supplied the new theory of the universe that combined the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
E) proved that Luther was correct regarding salvation by faith. 
A) placed the earth at the center of the universe. 
B) rejected the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
C) mathematically disproved the universal law of gravitation. 
D) supplied the new theory of the universe that combined the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
E) proved that Luther was correct regarding salvation by faith.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Committee of Public Safety and Maximilien Robespierre

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The Committee of Public Safety and Maxim

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the "Consumer Revolution" of the eighteenth century?​

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A) ​it depended on products brought from other parts of the world. 
B) ​It allowed former luxury goods to be available to ordinary families. 
C) ​It was predicated on slave labor. 
D) ​It resulted in enormous prosperity for some European countries. 
E) ​Some commodities became more affordable as production was moved to Europe. 
A) ​it depended on products brought from other parts of the world. 
B) ​It allowed former luxury goods to be available to ordinary families. 
C) ​It was predicated on slave labor. 
D) ​It resulted in enormous prosperity for some European countries. 
E) ​Some commodities became more affordable as production was moved to Europe.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-enlightened despotism

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Enlightened despotism refers to a form o

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Elba and Saint Helena

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Elba is a Mediterranean island in Tuscan

Question 19

Enlightened absolutism

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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.

Question 20

Which of the following statements would John Locke find acceptable?

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A) Some of us are born bad. 
B) A positive environment will create positive results. 
C) Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D) Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E) Original sin places limits on individual aspirations. 
A) Some of us are born bad. 
B) A positive environment will create positive results. 
C) Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D) Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E) Original sin places limits on individual aspirations.

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

A discovery made by Galileo was the

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?

Identify the following terms. -Emelyan Pugachev

Identify the following terms. -Nicholas Copernicus

Identify the following terms. -Napoleon Bonaparte

The Ptolemaic view of the universe believed all of the following to be true except

Identify the following terms. -Declaration of Independence

The person viewed as one of the founders of modern economics and known for the doctrine of laissez-faire was

Identify the following terms. -Seven Years' War

Identify the following terms. -high culture and popular culture and Carnival

The Estates-General was convened in 1789 in order to deal with the

Identify the following terms. -Toussaint L'Ouverture

Newton's Principia

Identify the following terms. -Committee of Public Safety and Maximilien Robespierre

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the "Consumer Revolution" of the eighteenth century?​

Identify the following terms. -enlightened despotism

Identify the following terms. -Elba and Saint Helena

Enlightened absolutism

Which of the following statements would John Locke find acceptable?

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the "Consumer Revolution" of the eighteenth century?