How did the Industrial Revolution change European (and eventually world) society for the better—and for the worse?
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the growth in wealth and in consumer culture, and the concomitant slums, low wages, exploitation of workers, crime, and so forth.
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What is the principle difference between the Greek (and Roman) classicism's view of God and the Christian view?
a. The Greeks only believed in many gods. b. For the Greeks, God was a logical abstraction, the mind of the universe, not a personal God. c. The two views converged, and in the end, there was no difference. d. For the Greeks, God was the creative force in the universe, sometimes known as Eros. e. The Greeks did not believe in anything divine except the universe itself.
In the mid-1800s in the U.S., a First Wave feminist movement emerged. It reached its peak with the ________, then lost momentum in the ________.
A. Rochester Declaration of 1880; 1920s after women won the vote B. Seneca Falls Declaration of 1870; 1930s when women lost the ERA C. Seneca Falls Declaration of 1848; 1920s after women won the vote D. Rochester Declaration of 1862; 1930s when women lost the ERA
All of the following were practices of the British East India Company EXCEPT
A) It required peasant farmers to grow tea and opium, which led to severe famines. B) The company encouraged the practice of Christian proselytizing. C) It set out to destroy Bengal's cotton industry to eliminate competition with British textiles. D) Opium became the single most important source of British revenue in the early 19th century. E) The company introduced English Common Law into Indian farm land tenure.
The English philosopher John Locke
A) opposed the Glorious Revolution based on his assertion of the divine right of kings. B) supported the Glorious Revolution based on his assertion of the divine right of kings. C) supported the Glorious Revolution based on his belief in popular or direct democracy. D) supported the Glorious Revolution because he insisted the basic rights of all Englishmen included the natural right to accept or reject their government.