Modern World History Exam Practice

Question 1

All of the following are vernacular languages EXCEPT

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Latin

Question 2

He argued for a hands off approach saying the economy would regulate itself

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Smith

Question 3

Why did the Renaissance first take hold in Italian cities such as Florence?

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They were early recipients of trade

Question 4

He helped create the scientific method...

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Bacon

Question 5

The philosophe believed in equal education for women...

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Wollstonecraft

Question 6

Which of the following best symbolizes Locke's influence on the US?

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Declaration of Independence

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the Enlightenment?

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Nothing is out of reach of the human mind

Question 8

Which of the following best describes a fief?

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Land given to a vassal from a lord

Question 9

This theory landed Galileo under house arrest in 1633

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Heliocentric Model

Question 10

"I am the state"

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Louis XIV

Question 11

How did Montesquieu influence America's founders?

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Division of powers between branches of government

Question 12

An economic theory that a nation needs to accumulate as much wreath as possible (China today)

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Mercantilism

Question 13

His laws of motion explain gravity and how planets move

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Newton

Question 14

The great grand daddy of Wikipedia

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Diderot

Question 15

What percentage of society was made of serfs during the Middle Ages?

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95

Question 16

Identify the impact of the machine below....

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Took power away from the church because they dont control ed, Prevented "shift" from occurring in text, Spread information quickly, avoiding censorship, Allowed for more text to be translated into vernacular

Question 17

Ring Around the Rosie wasn't fun and games to nearly 1/3 of Europe who died of...

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Bubonic Plague

Question 18

Which of the following best describes how plague arrived in Europe?

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Flees traveling on trade ships from China

Question 19

In this document, Luther argued that the Church had become corrupt

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95 Thesis

Question 20

This group rose up in support of Luther after he was excommunicated...

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Peasants

Question 21

Who was the enlightened despot that walked among his people dressed as them?

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Joseph II

Question 22

What type of architecture is represented in this image?

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Baroque

Question 23

Madame Geoffrin may have allowed you to share you latest theory here...

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Salon

Question 24

Thrown out of France FOUR times for speaking out against the monarchy

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Voltaire

Question 25

Rules discoverable by nature

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Natural Laws

Question 26

This childhood prodigy is best known for his symphonies and sudden death

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Mozart

Question 27

These followers of Luther got their name from their stance against the church

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Protestant

Question 28

This individual provided legitimacy to monarchs via divine right

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Pope

Question 29

Hobbes would have supported this monarch over others... (Be ready to discuss WHY)

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Louis XIV

Question 30

What was Luther's issue with J. Tetzel?

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Sale of indulgences

Modern World History Exam Practice

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Modern World History Exam Practice

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