Copernicus, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

experimentation and observation

What steps did the Meiji emperor take to modernize Japan?

He supported Japan industrializing.

Which action did Japanese leaders take directly following the visit of Commodore Perry in 1853?

They opened more ports to trade.

How did the Declaration of Independence represent the Enlightenment ideas?

Said that all have rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.

How did industrial progress made in the 1850s and 1860s help Germany after unification?

Germans founded large companies that promoted expansion.

Planters in the Americas began to use African slaves for labor because

disease had killed millions of Native Americans.

How did Karl Marx and Communist theory view the ownership of private property?

No private ownership of property should be allowed.

Otto von Bismarck’s success in creating German unity was due in part to his

being a strong German nationalist

What was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?

Exchange of foods and animals had a dramatic impact on later societies.

Adam Smith, an advocate of capitalist theory, believed that:

A free market produces the best outcome for society.

All of the following are examples of the significance of the steam engine EXCEPT

It converted mineral water into oil for cheaper fuel

The ultimate goal of the early Portuguese explorers was to

Find a water route around Africa to India

Urbanization can best be described as

The movement of jobseekers into the city

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support

A society in which the people chose the ruler

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1
Copernicus, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on
emotions and feelings
the experiences of past civilizations
experimentation and observation
the teachings of the Catholic Church
2
Led to the experimentation of new agricultural methods and forced small farmers to move to the cities.
Enclosure Movement
Breeding Animals
Crop Rotation
New crops
3
What steps did the Meiji emperor take to modernize Japan?
He cut trade with the West.
He maintained Japan as a strong military dictatorship.
He rejected Western forms of government.
He supported Japan industrializing.
4
He proved the heliocentric theory correct using the telescope he built
Galileo
Copernicus
Newton
Kepler
5
Which action did Japanese leaders take directly following the visit of Commodore Perry in 1853?
They increased the power of the shogun.
They attacked the British navy.
They opened more ports to trade.
They allowed the importation of opium into Japan.
6
How did the Declaration of Independence represent the Enlightenment ideas?
It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished
Protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment
Said that all have rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
It was written by John Locke and Barron de Montesquieu
7
How did industrial progress made in the 1850s and 1860s help Germany after unification?
Germans founded large companies that promoted expansion.
Germans had learned to import natural resources
Germans decreased their population for more efficiency
Germans had stopped educating its work force
8
Planters in the Americas began to use African slaves for labor because
disease had killed millions of Native Americans.
they believed Native Americans were not human.
Aztecs refused to work on plantations.
African slaves were less expensive than Native American slaves.
9
How did Karl Marx and Communist theory view the ownership of private property?
No private ownership of property should be allowed.
Private property is the best way to guarantee a steady income.
The ownership of private property should be tolerated.
It was essential for creating wealth for industrialists.
10
Which of the following is the motivation that caused European explorers to find a way to sail to Asia?
God, Glory, and Goodness
Gold, Gluten, and Glory
Gifts, Gold, Glory
God, Gold, and Glory
11
This exciting time of optimism and possibility is called ____________________ or the Age of Reason?
Social Contract
Age of Enlightened Despots
Enlightenment
Age of the Philosophes
12
Otto von Bismarck’s success in creating German unity was due in part to his
humble background
ability to manipulate others
being a strong German nationalist
lack of interest in politics
13
What was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?
Exchange of foods and animals had a dramatic impact on later societies.
Triangular trade became less profitable.
Native American diseases destroyed European plantations.
Llamas began to be used as beasts of burden.
14
He discovered the laws of motion and gravity
Kepler
Galileo
Newton
Copernicus
15
Adam Smith is known for his defense of
Socialism
Utopianism
Capitalism
Communism
16
Adam Smith, an advocate of capitalist theory, believed that:
Government should pick the winners and losers in business.
When a free market harms society, it should be restricted.
That government should limit most business practices.
A free market produces the best outcome for society.
17
All of the following are examples of the significance of the steam engine EXCEPT
Factories could now be built anywhere.
It provided an efficient source of power
It converted mineral water into oil for cheaper fuel
Used to run machinery like steam boats and railroad trains
18
He built upon the heliocentric model of the universe by adding that planetary orbits were elliptical.
Kepler
Galileo
Newton
Copernicus
19
What was the main goal of the Haitian Revolution?
To gain more freedom for slaves
To become an independent nation
To punish slave owners
To bring an end to slavery
20
The writings of John Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau each supported the principles of
a democracy
an autocracy
A dictatorship
a theocracy
21
The ultimate goal of the early Portuguese explorers was to
Explore the coast of Africa
Discover new lands
Spread Christianity
Find a water route around Africa to India
22
Urbanization can best be described as
The movement of jobseekers into the city
System of farming and harvesting with efficiency
A process of quickly and cheaply manufacturing steel
A process of sterilization of liquids such as milk
23
All of the following were social changes during the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT
Emergence of a middle class
Urbanization
Population decrease
Poor living and working conditions
24
He was the 1st to revisit and propose the heliocentric theory disagreeing with the geocentric theory
Newton
Kepler
Copernicus
Galileo
25
According to the map titled “The Slave Trade,” the greatest number of African slaves were taken to
British North America
The French West Indies
The British West Indies
Brazil
26
All of the following inventions helped improve the textile industry EXCEPT
Spinning jenny
Cotton gin
Printing press
Flying shuttle
27
Which of the following are true of communism
The factors of production are all owned by the people.
Communism is a form of complete socialism
Karl Marx was a major proponent of communism
All of the above
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John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support
A society in which the people chose the ruler
A society ruled by the Catholic Church
A government ruled by a divine right monarchy
A return to feudalism in Europe

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