To what extent was European society during the ancien régime insular? To what extent was it open to the world?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Geography limited the extent to which Europeans could travel.
b. Natural features such as mountains and rivers impeded long-distance travel.
c. Most people did not venture beyond their village.
d. Outsiders were regarded with suspicion.
e. Information about the outside world was difficult to obtain.
f. The introduction of newsletters made getting information about the world beyond one’s village easier to obtain.
g. European fascination with the Japanese visitors who arrived in the late sixteenth century suggests an interest in and engagement with the world beyond Europe
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In the sixteenth century, victims of the witch hunts were largely __________.
A. noblewomen B. merchants' wives C. single women over the age of forty D. male workers
Why did colonization helped to foster a stronger sense of Greek identity among those who participated in it?
A. The Greeks fostered a sense of superiority. B. The Greeks became more self-aware by living around other cultures. C. The Greeks felt isolated and identities were forged as a result. D. The Greeks felt indebted to other participating countries. ` E. None of these choices.
The right to stop unfair or oppressive acts through the veto belonged to the
A) tribunes. B) consuls. C) king. D) senators. E) plebeians.
What is significant about D. W. Griffith's beliefs about race and his legacy as a filmmaker?
a. He believed in racial equality, so as America's first real filmmaker, his legacy is one of racial equality. b. In the technology race, Griffith's legacy is as America's (and therefore the world's) first significant filmmaker. c. Griffith believed that life was a technological race, and he used technology to become America's first real filmmaker. d. He was racist, so as America's first real filmmaker, his legacy is one of racially biased films. e. Griffith's legacy is one of innovation; film students still study his films for their innovations in close-ups, fade-outs, and artistic camera angles.