Global II Quizzes - Quiz 1a - The World in 1750

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Speaker A: “The state of monarchy is supreme on earth: for kings are not only God’s lieutenants upon earth and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself they are called gods.”

Speaker B: “If government fails to fulfill the end for which it was established—the preservation of the individual’s right to life, liberty, and property—the people have a right to dissolve the government.”

Speaker C: “But what if the compact between the ruler and ruled is violated by the ruler? He thus becomes a tyrant, a criminal who forfeits his rights to the obedience of his subjects, who may now exercise their right to rebel and form a new compact.”

Speaker D: “The ruling authority in the state, the sovereign, must have supreme power, or society will collapse and the anarchy of the state of nature will return.”

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Which two speakers would support absolutism?

	A and D
	B and C
	C and D
	A and B

2 Which two speakers would support John Locke's theory on government?

	A and D
	B and C
	C and D
	A and B

3 One characteristic of absolutism is?

	Consent of the Governed
	Free Speech
	Divine Right Theory
	the right to trial by jury of peers

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• The Ottoman Empire disrupted overland trade between Europe and Asia.
• Peter the Great established St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea.
• Meso-Americans relied on terrace farming.

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These statements illustrate the

	failure of people to adjust to their environment
	effect of geographic isolation on different societies
	movement from a traditional to a command economy
	impact of geography on human activity

5 The result of the Ottoman Empire's geographic position forced Europeans to

	find new trade routes to the east instead of overland routes
	pay fees to use their land as a pass-through
	wage war with the Ottoman Empire
	isolate their country's trade and culture

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A DEO REX, A REGE LEX

—“the king is from God, and law is from the king.”— James I

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This quotation best reflects the concept of

	constitutional monarchy
	divine right rule
	separation of powers
	equal representation

7 Which King said "I am the state"?

	Louis XVI
	James I
	Napoleon Bonaparte
	Louis XIV

8 In order to keep the nobles occupied and close to prevent rebellion, Louis XIV?

	raised taxes on the 3rd Estate
	eliminated the role of the Roman Catholic Church in France
	built the Palace of Versailles
	locked them in the Bastille prison

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Which empire included all of the lined areas shown on this 1814 map?

	German
	French
	Ottoman
	Spanish

10 The Ottoman Empire had religious toleration, but was predominantly?

	Christian
	Jewish
	Atheist
	Muslim

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Which civilization was located at the mouth of the Niger River?

	Ghana
	Congo
	Benin
	Ashanti

12 The West African Kingdoms were predominantly?

	Atheist
	Muslim
	Christian
	Jewish

13 The West African Kingdoms main source of income was from?

	the slave trade
	the diamond trade
	the lumber trade
	the rubber trade

14 Which statement about the civilizations of Africa before 1901 can best be inferred by the information on the map above?

	Christianity and Islam played a minor role in the development of African civilizations.
	Most African civilizations existed for only a few years.
	Very little interaction occurred between these civilizations.
	African civilizations were located in a variety of physical environments.

15 After 1885, African civilization was mostly controlled by European imperial powers because of?

	The Industrial Revolution
	The Berlin Conference
	The Munich Conference
	The Final Solution