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Quiz-Absolutism

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European History
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Multiple Choice Quiz: Absolutism and various 16th and 17th C Topics 1. Louis XIV supported all of the following EXCEPT:? a. the building of the Palace of Versailles b. cooperation with the Estates-General c. art and culture d. the policies of Cardinal Richelieu e. the theory of divine right of kings. 2. The corvee:? a. was involuntary forced labor imposed on French peasants b. was a tax assigned exclusively to French nobles that required them to pay their serf's feudal dues c. was a special, annual tax exemption granted to French nobles d. was a tool that improved the annual plowing of soil intended for agricultural use e. was the annual tax increase levied against nobles in France. 3. The English political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, held that:

John Locke Enlightment

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Two Treatises of Government
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
State of nature
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religion

John Locke should be one of the one?s that have the most impact on the Enlightenment because he proclaimed that men are free by nature and should not be subject to a monarchy. In Locke?s ?Two Treatises of Government,? he strongly defends that men are free and equal and that they have rights such rights like life, liberty, and property that are independent of any particular laws of the society and that no one can take these rights away from you. Locke thought that all people were reasonable and moral. He also feels that when the government violates these rights that the people have a right to legitimately rebel.

Key Figures in European History Flashcard Format

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Edmund Burke
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Adam Smith (1723-1790) 1. Scottish economist who wrote "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" 2. Opposed mercantilist policies 3. Advocated free trade and "the Invisible Hand of competition" Albert Camus (1913-1960) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) 1. French existentialist philosophers and writers 2. Questioned the efficacy of reason and science to understand the human situation 3. Believed that God, reason, and progress are myths, and that humans live in a hostile world, alone and isolated Albert Einstein (1879-1955) 1. German physicist whose theory of special relativity undermined Newtonian physics 2. Challenged traditional concepts of time, space, and motion 3. Contributed to the view that humans live in a

Practise Questions Chapter 13

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European History
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Commonwealth of Nations

AP World History Practice Exam Section I: Multiple- Choice Questions Instructions (Based on those given on the actual AP World History Exam) Section I of this exam contains 70 multiple- choice questions. Mark all of your answers on the answer sheet included in the book- let. It is important to note that while you may write on the test itself, answers must be transferred to the answer document in the time allowed. Nothing written in the test booklet will be graded. After you have decided which of the suggested answers is best, com- pletely fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. Give only one answer to each question. If you change an answer, be sure that the previ- ous mark is erased completely. Here is a sample question and answer.
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