Politically, the period from 1715 to 1789 witnessed
A) the rise of the masses in politics as advocated by the philosophes.
B) the waning of monarchical power.
C) the continuing process of centralization in the development of nation-states.
D) "enlightened absolutism" establish its deepest roots in France.
E) a decline in bureaucratic structures and more laissez-faire types of government.
C
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A. cultural diffusion. B. the destruction of civilizations. C. the rise of cities. D. a transition from nomadic life to settled life.
Which of these was true of competition between Buddhism and Hinduism from about 200 B.C.E. to about 200 C.E.?
A) Hinduism was reasserting its dominance. B) Buddhism was driven out of India. C) Buddhism was on its way to becoming India's most important religion. D) Hinduism all but disappeared from India in this period.
Who wrote "Thoughts for the Times on War and Death"?
a. Sigmund Freud b. Franz Kafka c. William Butler Yeats d. T.S. Eliot e. Oswald Spengler
In 1579, with the hope of uniting Europe into a single Christian empire, Charles V succeeded to the throne of
A. France. B. the Ottoman empire. C. the Habsburg empire. D. Germany.