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which word best describes the feudal system of the middle ages; hierarchal exclusionary segregared punitive
hierarchal
the renaissance, as a cultural movement, began in which italian city: venice florence rome pompeii
florence
support of the heliocentric idea of the universe was provide by... copernicus aristotole galileo none of the above
copernicus
the school of thought that emphasized man’s greatness, abilities and accomplishments was known as:
humanism
he claimed that “everything needed to be proven” in order to be valid
rene descartes
the meeting of the church officials, between 1545-1563, where counter-reformation measures were decided was the…
council of trent
the form of learning whit became prevalent during the scientific revolution, and which emphasized blending experience with theory, was known as…
the scientific method
he was the first to postulate a heliocentric theory of the universe
ptolemy
his invention revolutionized information an the spread of ideas
gutenberg
he created new laws of planetary motion and theories about orbits…
kepler
this “renaissance man” was not only an artist, but also a sculptor and inventor
da vinci
these people rose to prominence after the devastation of the plague
the middle class
what did the treaty of Westphalia state
that the 30 years war was over
mercantilism was…
an economic policy which promoted a favourable balance of trade
a major force behind the colonization of lands in the 15 and 16th century
used as justification for the enslavement of indigenous people
all of the above
all of the above
the ideas that all matter was comprised of 2 parts, the spiritual and the physical was known as…
dualism
this was the law that gave religious freedom to the Protestants in face
edict of nantes
the fall of this eastern city led to the rise of western europe as a major power
constantinople
the english civil was was fought between the;
royalists and the roundheads
secularism was:
an idea that religion should be separated from government
queen elizabeth I was the daughter of….
henry VIII of england
which of the following figures is not associated with the age of absolutism : louis XIV peter the great shares 'the hammer' martel none of the above
peter the great
which old world diseases is greatly responsible for wiping out massive native populations in the new world during the age of exploration
smallpox
louis the 14th was:
the son king
according to the lecture on the reformation:
there were reformers other than luther
the refomation began with henry VIII
german princes helped Luter post the 95 theses
erasmus and luther were tortures by the inquisition
the 95 theses were the first item ever printed by the printing press
there were reformers other than luther
key figures that contributed ti the reformation include all of the following except: wyclyffe MLK Calvin Erasmus
MLK
the name given ti french protestant was
huguenots
payment which would release the soul from purgatory
indulgence
name given t the spanish explorers
conquisadors
he was the first to discover the circulation of blood
william harvey
he was stabbed by a crazed french monk
henry IV of french
this philosopher mostly concerned himself with the moral reform of society
jean rousseau
the movement where landlords consolidated their land is known as
enclosure
considered perhaps the single most important publisheing venture of the enlightenment
the encyclopedia
which philosopher was a noble man from italy who had strong views on the need to change the way the criminal justice system treated the accused
cesare beccaria
which of the following rulers was not one of the enlightened despots: Catherine II Louis XIV Frederick II Joseph
Louis XIV
the directory represented which political group in france
republican centre
she wrote a serious proposal to the ladies, discussing the lack of educational opportunities for women
mary astell
this style of art of the 19th century was characterized by soft colours and scenes of romance
rococo
which of the following was not one of Napoleon's three main failures: the peninsular war the continental system the sale of the louisiana territory the invasion of russian
the sale of the louisiana territory
which of the following was not a common theme of enlightened despotism reforms:
strengthening the crowd’s authority through centralized power
bringing religious institutions under stricter control
improving the economy through state intervention
increasing the crown’s accountability constitutional monarchies
increasing the crown’s accountability constitutional monarchies
what were the salons and who used them
similar to out living rooms today and philosophes
who were the members of the third estate
the commons
what was the symbolic significance of the bastille
unjust treatment of prisoners
these were members of a fraternal order of free thinkers who were influential in the 18th century europe
freemasons
what was the result of the first constitutional debated of the french national assembly
declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen
who was the enlightened despot who ruled sweden during the 18th century
gustav III
who was appointed commander in chief of the french army at 26
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
who was the concordat
accord with the pope, intending to kill resentment of the catholic church
the cold napoleon was based on
equality of men in civil rights
what was the chief goal of the congress of vienna
to create lasting peace
the declaration of he rights of man and the citizen stated that….
all men were born free and equal in rights
napoleon was born and raised here until he attended school in france
corcia
which of the following was not included in the constitution of 1791: a nullifying veto for the king a one-house legislature more equitable taxation system an oath of loyalty for the clergy
a nullifying veto for the king
this enlightened despot created a new legal code known as the nakaz
Catherine the great
which of the following groups would belong to the third estate
merchants
this enlightenment thinker and satirist was imprisoned and exiled
volatire
enlightenment thinker and mathematician who advocated for universal education
marquis de condorcet
which of the following was not one of napoleons major accomplishments as emperor set up fair tax code created public schools for all advanced women rights restored catholicism to france
advanced women rights
napoleon was first banished to this island in the mediterranean sea
elba
what was not a result of the jacobins’ general conscription:
ability to raise massive armies
greater zeal and inspiration towards victory
growth of professional soldiers
improvement of military tactics
growth of professional soldiers
in response to conditions they saw in english cities during the industrial revolution, karl marx and friedrich engels wrote what important political document
the communist manifesto
which religion o the world was the focus of european imperialism in the late 19th century
africa
who had the most exploitive working conditions and lowest rates of pay in the industrial revolution in england
women and children
the treaty of frankfurt ended the:
franco-prussian war
the key provisions of britain’s first Public health act of 1848 was what
hiring huge numbers of public health inspectors
two great forces spread through europe at this time. They were:
Democracy and nationalism
The british maintained control over what link in Egypt in the 19th century
the suez canal
1905 is a significant year because…
there was a russian revolution
who argued that the industrial revolution reduced human relations to a “cash nexus”
karl marx
what two men came to represent the deviant underworld of Victorian society
fanny and stella
which conflict was fought in south africa between the british and dutch settlers at the end of the 19th century, drawing canadian troops in to the fighting
the Boer war
a conference of all major european powers was held in which european city in 1884-1885 o diplomatically decide how africa was to be controlled
berlin
b the late 19th century the “sun never set on” what empire
the british empire
in 1870, approx. 10% of the african continent was under european control, What was that % by 1895
90%
what 2 areas of africa remained independent from european control
ethiopia and liberia
descendants of dutch settlers in south africa in the late 19th were called
boers
which nation claimed india as the “jew in the crown” of its imperial possessions
england
in the late 1800’s, which group of people was opposed to the inclusion of austria in a unified german state
“lesser germans”
who was the first emperor of the modern german state
wilhelm I
who founded the young italy society
giuseppe mazzini
what was the name for the customs union created in 1834 that brought the various german states more closely together through economic ties
zollverein
who was the man in charge with redesigning, modernizing and beautifying paris in 1970’s
georges haussmann
who was known as the “iron chancellor”
otto von bismarck
who was the author of the “white man’s burden”
rudyard kipling
as a young man, karl marx joined which particular group
the young hegelians
the “new imperialism” referred to the period when after 1870, european powers…
shifted from trade dominance to colonial dominance
the doctrine of laissez faire can be described as…
stopping the government from making any rules or laws about how companies do business
pan african can be defined as meaning
all africa
mazzini and garibaldi were…
co-founders of modern italy
the name of the credit trust created by louis napoleon was…
credit mobiler
