Period 4: 1450-1750

Which person most clearly expressed ideas that were consistent with Hobbes' political philosophy?

• A)  Louis XIV, who said, “L’etat, c’est moi,” or “The state, it is I.”
• A)  William and Mary, who signed the English Bill of Rights

Which person most clearly expressed ideas that were consistent with Locke’s political philosophy?

• A)  Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence
• A)  James I, who wrote The True Law of Free Monarchy

Locke’s political philosophy is best demonstrated in a modern government in which citizens -

• A)  Can keep or replace elected representatives in regular elections
• A)  Have little chance to influence decisions by their government

Context one should know about the Atlantic Slave Trade is - 

• A)  African kingdoms participated in the slave trade
• A)  Europeans forced the slave trade on unwilling African kingdoms

Why would Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) use Cossacks to expand the Russian empire into Siberia?

• A)  They had a tradition of being fierce warriors
• A)  They lived near Muslims and therefore could negotiate with Siberian Muslims

The conflict between the Cossacks and Catherine the Great known as the Pugachev Rebellion was most similar to

• A)  The conflicts in Japan during the Heian period because it was a fight over the centralization of power in the government.
• The Mongol conquest because it was a fight over control of wealth

The system of using Indian labor described in the passage was most similar to the system of labor used - 

• in ancient Egypt to build the pyramids
• in the early capitalism in Western Europe

What impact did the products of mines have on Spain and the rest of the world?

• It resulted in inflation and a worldwide devaluation of silver.
• It allowed many South Americans to move to Europe.

Iran and Turkey are often political rivals. This rivalry has been suggested on historical conflicts over -

• how to practice Islam correctly
• democracy and political fanaticism

The picture shows women in a silk workshop during China’s Qing Dynasty. How would such jobs most likely have affected the status and rights of women at that time?

• Women had low status and few rights, so the work would have allowed them to take on the status of wage earners.
• Women had low status and few rights, and the work kept them oppressed because they received no wages.