Explain how the American colonies in the early eighteenth century were becoming more like Europe than they had been in the seventeenth century
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: widening disparity of wealth, rank, and privilege; "deferential" politics; pretentious displays of wealth by the elite; instances of extreme poverty; hardening of class lines.
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How did the creation of a coin system by the Lydian civilization represent a universal change to civilizations?
What will be an ideal response?
What were some of the uses of Louis XIV’s large standing army and navy?
a) They discouraged the Spanish and Imperial forces from attacking France and allowed many opportunities to pursue national glory. b) They allowed France to expand its overseas colonies and gave it a place to send troublemakers. Consider This: How would a large army and navy support an absolutist government? See 2.3: The Absolute Response. c) They provided the opportunity and excuse to raise taxes far beyond what any of Louis’s predecessors could have hoped. Consider This: How would a large army and navy support an absolutist government? See 2.3: The Absolute Response. d) They ensured that revolts of the nobility could never occur again. Consider This: How would a large army and navy support an absolutist government? See 2.3: The Absolute Response.
Which of the following is an Enlightenment idea argued by Newton and Locke?
A) The universe is a disorderly place that cannot be explained by humans in a rational way. B) Government was created to protect monarchies and elites. C) If government failed to protect natural rights, humans had the right to overthrow it. D) All people, except women and blacks, should be given the same rights.
Rome controlled most of the Italian peninsula after the __________
A) Struggle of the Orders B) rape of the Sabine women C) end of the Latin War D) fall of the Etruscan king