AP Euro Unit 3 (final review) *no maps/pictures*
The Industrial Revolution came first to
Britain
Which philosophe is credited with a profound effect on the constitutional form of liberal democracies (with separated branches of government) for more than two centuries?
Charles de Montesquieu
How did the system of world trade in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries affect the European inhabitants of New World colonies?
Colonial people sought to trade with each other, often regardless of home country restrictions on such trade.
A ruler who lived by the doctrine of "Argue as much as you please, but obey!" would most likely be a practitioner of
Enlightened absolutism.
In what sense was the war associated with the American Revolution a continuation of the Seven Years' War?
France sought to weaken Great Britain after its triumph in 1763.
What claim about the Seven Years' War is correct?
It was the greatest of the European wars of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and thus could be classified as a "world war."
What irony accompanied the dissemination of Enlightenment thought during the eighteenth century?
Much of the wealth that supported and sustained the Enlightenment was derived from trade based at least in part on slavery.
Which of the following styles of art utilizes lavish, often lighthearted decoration with an emphasis on pastel colors and the play of light?
Rococo
In what way did slavery and the transatlantic slave trade contribute to changes in the European economy?
Slavery increased production of certain commodities, like sugar, coffee and tea, which in turn generated a consumer economy in Europe.
The Seven Years' War was preceded by numerous other general European wars. What best explains the role played by the European concept of "balance of power"?
The conflicts were fought in order to prevent any one nation from becoming Europe's hegemonic power.
What was one of the most important causes that drove European nations to increase their taxes in the mid-eighteenth century?
They had to pay off their war debts from prolonged wars.
In which arena would women be most likely to participate in discussion of Enlightenment ideas or science?
a Parisian salon
Monarchs such as Joseph II and Catherine II made "enlightened" reforms part of their drive to ________.
increase revenues and gain political power
In the 1700s, the middle classes were distinguished from the nobility by _________.
inherited privilege
Deism reflected Enlightenment intellectual currents in ___________.
its rational approach
What feature of European history in this period is being described?
mercantilism
The Seven Years' War was important in the European balance of power because it
occasioned a diplomatic "revolution" that aligned Great Britain with Prussia and France with Austria.
The issue most relevant to physiocrats was ________.
property rights
Under mercantilism, colonies existed to provide markets and natural resources for the industries of the home country, and in turn, the home country was to ________.
protect and administer the colonies
The steam engine was revolutionary because it _________.
provided a virtually unlimited source of power
The term "Old Regime" has come to refer to the ________.
social, political, and economic relationships in Europe just prior to the French Revolution
Of the following, what commodity did more to entrench the institution of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade than any other?
sugar
What was the consequence for international relations of the system described in Colbert's Dissertation?
tariff protection and other discriminatory trade practices that facilitated mistrust, competition and war
What industry pioneered the Industrial Revolution?
textiles
Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d'Alembert are best known for their great work: ________.
the Encyclopedia
The heart of the eighteenth-century colonial rivalry in the Americas lay in ________.
the West Indies
Maria Theresa's great achievement was ________.
the preservation of the Habsburg Empire as a major political power