The First Big Changes
The Commercial Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
Political Change
The West by 1750
100
He was NOT a participant in the 15th century Italian Renaissance. A) Michelangelo B) Leonardo da Vinci C) Giotto D) Donatello
Who is C) Giotto
100
The average Western peasant or artisan owned about how many times more "things" than his or her counterpart in southeastern Europe A) Five B) Ten C) Eight D) Three
What is A) five
100
He used astronomical observation and mathematical calculation to disprove the belief that the Earth was the center of the universe. A) Galileo B) Copernicus C) Isaac Newton D) Johannes Keplar
Who is B) Copernicus?
100
He was the monarch most associated with absolute monarchy. A) Charles I of England B) Frederick the Great C) Louis XIV of France D) Joseph II of Austria
Who is c) Louis XIV of France?
100
His economic theory advocated that governments avoid regulation in favor of the operation of individual initiative and market forces. A) Adam Smith B) Machiavelli C) Isaac Newton D) John Kay
Who is A) Adam Smith
200
This was the European-style family pattern that emerged in the 15th century. A) Extended families, early marriage ages B) Nuclear families, early marriage ages C) Extended families, late marriage ages D) Nuclear families, later marriage ages
What is D) Nuclear families, later marriage ages?
200
They were the group of people without access to wealth producing property. A) Bourgeoisie B) Sans culottes C) Proletariat D) Gentry
Who are C) Proletariat?
200
This work, published by Isaac Newton in 1687, drew various theories together into a framework of natural laws. A) Analects B) Principia Mathematica C) Analogica Pedagogica D) Novum Organum
What is A) Principia Mathematica?
200
Besides France, absolute monarchy developed here during the period from 1450-1750. A) The Netherlands B) Britain C) Italy D) Prussia
What is D) Prussia?
200
This was introduced in 1733 by John Kay of England. A) The Seed Drill B) The Flying Shuttle C)The Potato to European agriculture D) The Cotton Gin
What is B) the flying shuttle?
300
This was NOT a religious proposition advanced by Martin Luther. A) Sale of indulgence, or grants of salvation, for money was wrong. B) Only faith could gain salvation. C) Monasticism was wrong. D) Priests should practice celibacy.
What is D) Priests should practice celibacy?
300
This was NOT typical of the commercial revolution of the 16th century. A) Substantial imports of American bullion B) Formation of great trade companies C) Stimulation of manufacturing D) Significant reduction in prices
What is D) Significant reduction in prices?
300
This is the belief that there may be a divinity who only set natural laws in motion. A) Renaissance B) Enlightenment C) Deism D) Despotism
What is C) Deism?
300
The aftermath of the Scientific Revolution spilled over into this new intellectual movement in the 18th century. A) Renaissance B) Enlightenment C) Great Awakening D)Baroque Era
What is B) Enlightenment?
400
This was the theological foundation of Jean Calvin's Protestantism . A) The doctrine of penance. B) Predestination C) Solipsism. D) Iconodulism
What is B) Predestination?
400
This is the proper sequence of the major developments of Western civilization. A) Protestant Reformation, Renaissance, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment B) Absolute monarchy, Renaissance, Enlightenment, Protestant Reformation C) Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment D) Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Enlightenment, absolute monarchy
What is C) Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Absolute monarchy, Enlightenment
400
The Western view of science compared with other civilizations in this way. A) They were the only civilization to develop scientific expertise. B) Science was based on practical, empirical advances. C)Its thinkers were the only ones to see science as central to intellectual life. D) Science was seen as separate from religion.
What is C) Its thinkers were the only ones to see science as central to intellectual life.
400
This was one of the states that stood apart from the trend toward absolute monarchy in the 17th century and retained a parliamentary regime. A) France B) Britain C) Spain D) Denmark
What is B) Britain?
400
He is associated with the establishment of enlightened despotism in Prussia in the middle of the 18th century. A)King Louis XIV B)William III C) Frederick the Great D) Charles IV
Who is C) Frederick the Great?
500
This area was NOT defended by the Catholic Reformation. A) The Netherlands B) Poland C) Southern Europe D) Iberia
What is A) The Netherlands
500
This statement characterizing the period from 1450-1750 is NOT accurate. A) A once agricultural society became a predominantly manufacturing economy. B) Government powers expanded as nation-states evolved. C) Science came to form the centerpiece of Western intellectual life. D) The idea of Christian unity started to decline.
What is A) A once an agricultural society became a predominantly manufacturing economy.
500
William Harvey discovered this during the Scientific Revolution. A) Oxygen's role in breathing. B) The mathematical formula for gravity C) The circular movement of blood in animals. D) Calculus
What is C) The circular movement of blood in animals?
500
This was NOT typical of 16th century absolute monarchy in the 16th century. A) The destruction of provincial councils. B) A professionalized army. C) A Growing bureaucracy. D) The cessation of parliamentary government.
What is A) The destruction of provincial councils?
500
This was created By 1750, when the strands of commercial, cultural, and political changes in Europe combined. A) Unstable political environment that regressed. B) Rapid adaptation proving the superiority of the West. C) An unusual version of an agricultural civilization D)A socialistic society.
What is C) An unusual version of an agricultural civilization?
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