WEEK FIVE QUIZ
Due 3-19-2009
Please be sure to check off only one response.
Student's Name
A Japan
B Korean
C Europe
D Safavid 2.) Abbas I was a ruler of which of the following
A Mughal
B China
C the Ottoman empire
D the Safavid empire 3.) The Scottish philosopher who criticized mercantilism was
A Smith
B Berekley
C Hume
D Locke 4.) The Mughal dynasty in India proved willing to adopt what facet of European science and technology
A guns and cannons
B map-making
C shipbuilding
D medicine 5.) Traditionally, where did Islamic societies look to for external inspiration
A Europe
B Japan
C China
D Russia 6.) In the 17th and 18th centuries Japan drew on Chinese, native and what other source of influence
A India
B Islam
D Southeast Asia 7.) The statement "they were culturally eager lenders, but hesitant borrowers" does not apply to
A China
B Ottoman
C Japan
D Mughal 8.) Most Enlightenment thinkers agreed on all but
A religious toleration
B social equality
C the existence of natural laws
D faith that the Roman Catholic Church would promote good 9. ) The textbook refers to which of following as the most famous Enlightenment document
A Essay on Human Understanding
B The Wealth of Nations
C The Declaration of Independence
D Diderot's Encyclopedia 10.) Shiism proved a problem for the Persian Safavids because
A Shiism was a traditional religion of opposition to established rulers
B The majority of the Safavids were Sunni
C Shiism looked down on merchants
D Shiism encouraged gender equality
11.) Creoles in the Americas were drawn to the Enlightenment because
A this way of thinking was popular in Europe
B they sought to emulate the English in North America
C this provided them with way to justify their resentment towards colonial elites and government
D unlike the English they believed in racial equality 12.) All of the following are true of Cook's 18th century voyages except
A Numerous scientist accompanied him
B the main focus was the spread of Anglican faith in the Pacific
C they increased European interest in the South Pacific
D they paved the way for colonization of Australia
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