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Name the order of the events in the timeline provided. + Approximate Time-Periods. The Renaissance The Enlightenment The Medieval Period Newton's Principia Published The French Revolution Death of Queen Elizabeth I Martin Luther's 95 Theses The American Revolution Machiavelli Writes the Prince Thomas More Executed |
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1. The Medieval Period >1450 2. The Renaissance 1350-1550 3. Machiavelli Writes the Prince 1513 4. Martin Luther's 95 Theses 1517 5. Thomas More Executed 1535 6. Queen Elizabeth I Death 1603 7. The Enlightenment 1600-1700 8. Newton's Principia Published 1687 9. The American Revolution 1776-1783 10. The French Revolution 1789 - 1794. |
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| 1. Which of the following items of popular culture would most likely come from the Medieval Period? |
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| Think (Christianity) with God as the main subject, not very accurate proportions, and no landscape as the background. Colors were emphasized and symbolized, influences from the Ancient Roman times are also evident. (Are they?) |
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3. The Byzantine Empire was: |
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| The Eastern half of the Roman Empire. It outlasted it for almost 1000 years. |
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4. At it's height, the Roman Empire covered all of the following areas EXCEPT: |
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| Germany, Parthian Empire, Most of Eastern Europe, Russia, No middle East, etc. |
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| 5. The western European country that developed the most commerce as a result of the Crusades was: |
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| Discuss two major examples that used the theme "Redemption." |
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| Sydney Carton, Charles Darnay, etc. (See Essay). |
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| 6. Which western European country was held for centuries by the Muslims? |
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7. During the Renaissance, the political situation in Italy could best be described as: |
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| Chaos. Reminsicient of Ancient-Greeks, wealthy familes ruled city-states, Italy wasn't "one" nation. |
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| 8. Machiavelli believed that a prince must: |
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| Cunning to traitors, appear to be religious, willing to be decrepit and evil, be a "fox and a lion". Must be feared, and not loved. Cannot be too humble, but at same time, cannot be too arrogant. Don't trust ANYBODY. |
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| Using two characters as examples, explain how Dickens uses foils to develop personifications of "Good and Evil" in England and France: |
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| Carton was like a personification of England. Has uncertainty, is "lost." (See Essay for More information). |
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| 11. Henry VIII first decided to break wit the Roman Catholic church because |
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| They wouldn't let him annul his first marriage with Katherine of Aragon. |
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| 12. The personal responsible for securing evidence against Anne Boleyn and arranging her trail for adultery was: |
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| 13. At the time of his break with Rome, Henry VIII could be best described as: |
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Unstable, defiant, tyrannical. |
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| 14. Which philosopher's ideas are most similar to communist ideology? |
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| 15. Which of the following reflects the correct chronological order of the Enlightenment philosophers we studied in class (earliest to latest)? Hint: Cool Brahs Kick Bad Gals - Losers Nuke Veronica's Ravioli |
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| (Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Bacon, Galileo - Locke, Newton, Voltaire, Rousseau) |
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| 16. Bacon's "Four Idols" could most accurately be described as: |
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Flaws in life; Fake Images that give a person a distorted picture of life. Idols of the Tribes - Man makes faulty conclusions Idols of the Cave - Everybody has a Bias Idols of the Market Place - Misleadings or Mistakes Idols of the Theater - People must think from Logic |
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| 17. The Bastille fell in (year): |
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| 18. Louis XVI convened the Estates-General because: |
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| He had no choice + He wanted to raise taxes; (Introduce taxes to the rich). |
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| 19. The largest group by population within the Third Estate was: |
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| 20. The delegates for the Third Estate represented (which class): |
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| 22. Thomas Hobbes would have been most likely to say: |
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| Science "preceeds" religion, or Science IS religion. All reality is matter and Science must be used to solve a problem. |
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| 23. The bourgeoisie generally favored (which political goals?): |
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| 24. To rally the country, the bourgeoisie moderates in the Legislative Assembly: |
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| Went to War with Austria but Failed. |
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| 25. When the Terror ended, France adopted a government that included: |
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| Bicameral legislature with a directory. |
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| 26. Which country was not invaded by Napoleon? |
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| 27. Which philosopher would have most likely approved of Robespierre's handling of France? |
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| 29. What is the Continental System? |
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Blockades not allowing trade to Britain. |
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| 30. Empiricism can best be defined as: |
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| Reliance on experience for ideas and knowledge. |
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| 31. John Locke believed in: |
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| 32. What results did the Columbian Exchange bring: |
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| Increased population + slave trade, intermeshing between two cultures, introducing new food to Europe, and new animals (Horses) to the New world. Killed natives. |
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| A set of Ideas that glorify man as the "Highest Creation." |
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The ability to think logically. If A=B, B must equal A. |
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