Age of Revolutions Answers

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Under Akbar, the Mughal Empire supported

A
Hindus and Christians.
B
Hindus and Sikhs.
C
Muslims and Buddhists.
D
Muslims and Christians.
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The most likely reason why Napoleon could be classified as an enlightened monarch was because

A
he declared himself an enlightened monarch.
B
he implemented certain enlightenment ideals.
C
the Pope blessed him as an enlightened monarch.
D
in comparison to his predecessor, he was enlightened.
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According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, what determined the course of a person’s afterlife?

A
the weight of the person’s heart
B
the depth of the person’s thoughts
C
the clarity of the person’s soul
D
the balance of the person’s mind
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Which best describes the role of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire?

A
Constantinople was a main trading center.
B
Constantinople was a secondary trading center.
C
Constantinople was a Greek trading center.
D
Constantinople was a Roman trading center.
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Which revolution(s) established long-lasting democratic traditions?

A
the American Revolution
B
the American and Glorious revolutions
C
the Glorious and French revolutions
D
the Glorious Revolution
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Which statement correctly defines principalities in northern Asia in the 1200s?

A
Principalities were independent areas of the Mongol Empire.
B
Principalities were territories just outside of the Mongol Empire.
C
Principalities were small territories that were run by Chinese rulers.
D
Principalities were small territories that were run by Russian rulers.
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The Spanish class system placed people in the top class primarily based upon

A
how much Indigenous blood a person had.
B
how much Spanish blood a person had.
C
where a person worked.
D
whom a person married.
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The wealthiest citizens of ancient Rome were

A
farmers
B
laborers.
C
plebeians.
D
patricians.
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In the 1500s, the Council of Trent was led by a group of

A
Lutheran ministers who wanted to spread their ideas.
B
Catholic cardinals who wanted to reform the Church.
C
German princes who wanted to end a peasants’ rebellion.
D
Calvinists who wanted to make laws that followed their beliefs.
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Most residents of ancient Rome lived in

A
apartment-style buildings.
B
large, stone coliseums.
C
small cabins made of wood.
D
curved, stone structures.
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Read the passage by Peter N. Sterns.The past causes the present, and so the future. Any time we try to know why something happened . . . we have to look for factors that took shape earlier.

A
so we can see how things change over time
B
so we can understand how the present came to be
C
so we can learn interesting facts about the past
D
so we do not repeat mistakes of the past
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Following the Enlightenment, many Europeans began to

A
support the ideas of “divine right” and absolute rule.
B
believe people could improve their government.
C
worry that monarchs would always be in power.
D
fear that all government would be abolished.

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