Western Civ: Nineteenth Century test
The first congress under the congress system met in 1818 in
Aix-la-Chapelle
All of the following were goals embraced by the congress depicted here excpet
An acknowledgement of nationalist ambitions by some European people groups
What contributed to the rise of the new labor system in England that Andrew Ure referenced?
Available supply of natural materials like coal or iron ore
What is an example of a European government's application of Mill's ideas about governance
Britain's Great Reform Act of 1832
What principle most dominated the conference depicted in this image? (The Congress, 1814-15)
Conservatism
In his work _______, Jean-Jacques Rousseau laid out how to live a good life without being adversely influenced by society
Emile
In addition to his ideas in this passage, what other cause did John Stuart Mill support in the nineteenth century?
Enfranchisement of women
Who was most likely to provide the capital needed for this system of labor and production?
Factory owner
Which nineteenth century writer disagreed with Andrew Ure's description of labor
Friedrich Engles
The single largest free-trade area in Europe during the eighteenth century was
Great Britian
Who wrote the Critique of Pure Reason?
Immanuel Kant
______ developed the steam engine
James Watt
What nineteenth century ideology is reflected in this selection? (J.S. Mill, On Liberty)
Liberalism
What type of production became obsolete as a result of technological changes like the one in this image?
The "putting out" or domestic system
What event brought an end to the era inaugurated by the event shown here (the Congress of Vienna)?
The Revolutions of 1848
Which statement would most likely be embraced by S. T. Coleridge?
The artist's imagination is God at work in the mind
What idea associated with the Romantic movement of the nineteenth century did Caspar Friedrich demonstrate in the Polar Sea?
The power of nature is much greater than the influence of mankind
What other mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth century development came alongside improvements in productivity
The social standing of women declined
The first practical engine using steam power was invented by
Thomas Newcomen
As a political outlook, nationalism was and is based on the relatively modern concept that a nation is composed of people who are joined together by
a common language, customs, culture, and history
Cities grew due to industrialization and
agricultural improvements
In the years between 1600 and 1750, the cities that grew most vigorously were ________.
capitals and ports
Architectural tastes during the Romantic period led to the restoration of many medieval _______
cathedrals
Prince Klemens von Metternich is remembered as a
conservative statesman
A significant difficulty for nationalism was, and is
determining which ethnic groups could be considered nations
In his "iron law of wages," David Ricardo posited that as wages increased, workers would
have more children
The Sorrows of Young Werther is quintessentially romantic in being
highly emotional
The term "Concert of Europe" refers to
informal arrangement among major European powers for resolving mutual foreign policy issues
Early nineteenth century nationalism directly opposed the principle upheld at the Congress of Vienna that
legitimate monarchies or dynasties, rather than ethnicity, provide the basis for political unity
What correctly identifies the major pillars of nineteenth century conservatism?
legitimate monarchies, landed aristocracies, and established churches
Romantics were drawn to the art, literature, and architecture of ________.
medieval Europe
The single most powerful European political ideology proved to be ___
nationalism
Romantic artists shared a belief in the power of the sublime, or
nature's power to evoke strong emotions
According to Rousseau, parents should provide children with
only the basic necessities and care
The main sites of textile production in the eighteenth century were
peasant homes
Most ____ is made from iron
productive machinery
The steam engine was revolutionary because it
provided a virtually unlimited source of power
Religious developments in Continental Europe during the Eighteenth century were largely a
reaction against the religious ideas of the Enlightenment and French Revolution
Under the congress system, France was
readmitted to good standing among European nations
The thing that made Lyrical Ballads unique is that it ______
rejected the rules of eighteenth century criticism
Immanuel Kant argued that human perception is as much a product of the mind's activity as of
sensory experience
Factory production of purely cotton fabric was made possible by the invention of the ___
spinning jenny
Thomas Malthus predicted that the working class would
suffer from overpopulation and lack of food
A major impediment to an alliance between liberals and workers was liberals'
support for a free market
The machine depicted here (?) resulted in major changes in
textile manufacturing
The romantics generally opposed the ideas of
the Enlightenment
"Ode on Intimations of Immortality" reflects Romanticism's tendency to believe that
the individual's experience is of utmost importance
What common element of Romanticism do Freidrich's and Wordsworth's two artistic pieces reflect?
the power and attraction of nature
The characters in romantic novels were
treated as symbols of a larger truth of life
The bourgeoisie was the ________ class
urban middle
Nineteenth century liberals delivered their political ideas from the
writers of the enlightenment
Nineteenth century liberals would most likely be associated with
written constitutions