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1 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness . . . ."
The statement best represents the values of
2 Why was the Silk Road important?
3 The economic policy of mercantilism first developed during the
4 The printing press, the astrolabe, and the Mercator projection were technological advances that contributed to the
5 Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?
6 A major result of the European Age of Exploration was
7 One way in which Maximilien Robespierre, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein are similar is that these leaders all
8 Base your answer to the following question on the excerpt below and on your knowledge of social studies.
". . . The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together." — Bishop Jacques Bossuet
This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the
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During which period in European history would the ideas in these statements have been expressed?
10 Which change was introduced by Peter the Great to Russia in the 17th century?
11 One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau are similar is that they were
12 One similarity between Martin Luther and Henry VIII is that they
13 Base your answer to the following question on the statements below.
...The Laws ought to be so framed, as to secure the Safety of every citizen as much as possible.
...The Equality of the Citizens consists in this; that they should all be subject to the same Laws...
– Documents of Catherine the Great, W.F. Reddaway, ed., Cambridge University Press (adapted)
These ideas of Catherine the Great of Russia originated during the
14 Advances in navigation technology and the desire of Europeans to obtain goods from Asia are most closely associated with the
15 The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the
16 During the Ming dynasty, why did China stop investing in overseas naval expeditions?
17 The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the
18 The Age of Exploration led directly to the
19 Early exploration of Africa by Europeans was hindered by the
20 Locke's Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau's The Social Contract, and Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws were works written during which time period?
21 Base your answer to the following question on the excerpt below.
Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. . . . Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. . . . Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. . . . — The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
In which time period of Western history did thinkers first express these ideas in written form?
22 The ideas expressed in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights most closely reflect the political philosophy of the
23 Many Enlightenment philosophers used reason to
24 Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?
25 One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that