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Painted the Mona Lisa and The Last SupperA. HumanismB. PetrachC. FlorenceD. PatronE. PerspectiveF. LeonardoG. Michelangelo
A financial supporter of the artsA. HumanismB. PetrachC. FlorenceD. PatronE. PerspectiveF. LeonardoG. Michelangelo
Napoleon's establishment of what he called republics in various conquered territories is best explained by (Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, 1806 17)
Describe one major difference in the authors' discussions of the causes and consequences of the French Revolution. (Lynn Hunt, historian, The Family Romance of the French Revolution, 1992; Goran Therborn, Swedish sociologist, Science, Class and Society: On the Formation of Sociology and Historical Materialism, 1976)
The birthplace of the Italian RenaissanceA. HumanismB. PetrachC. FlorenceD. PatronE. PerspectiveF. LeonardoG. Michelangelo
Which of the following is the most accurate comparison of each author's overall view of the French Revolution? (Jacques Barzun, French historian, From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present, 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 2000; Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain (1979-1990), memoirs, 1993)
How did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance?A. many libraries located thereB. leading Greek scholars moved thereC. As trade declined, people turned to the artsD. its location on the Mediterranean Sea allowed trade with the Muslim world
Which of the following best explains why many saw Napoleon as an oppressor, as stated in the passage? (Declaration of Justus Gruner, newly appointed governor-general of the Middle Rhine region after Napoleon's retreat from Germany, 1814)
Napoleon's efforts to limit civil rights and restrict domestic opposition are best explained by which of the following? (Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, 1806 17)
Assembled a library of ancient Greek and Roman manuscriptsA. HumanismB. PetrachC. FlorenceD. PatronE. PerspectiveF. LeonardoG. Michelangelo
Using this helps artists create realistic drawingsA. HumanismB. PetrachC. FlorenceD. PatronE. PerspectiveF. LeonardoG. Michelangelo
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two authors' views of the "rights of man"? (Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790; Maximilien Robespierre, speech to the National Convention of France, 1794)
Pitt's speech regarding the possibility of peace with France was most likely influenced by which of the following developments? (William Pitt, Prime Minister of Great Britain, speech to Parliament regarding a possible peace treaty with France, 1800)
Which of the following would the delegates of Third Estate to the Estates-General at Versailles in 1789 have most likely supported? (Engraving of the meeting of the Estates-General in May 1789 by Isidore-Stanislaus Helman)
Which of the following is the most accurate description of a similarity in the ideas of the two authors? (Jacques Barzun, French historian, From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present, 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 2000; Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain (1979-1990), memoirs, 1993)
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of each author's view of the causes of the French Revolution? (Jacques Barzun, French historian, From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present, 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 2000; Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain (1979-1990), memoirs, 1993)
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by Pitt's description of France's goals with regard to Great Britain? (William Pitt, Prime Minister of Great Britain, speech to Parliament regarding a possible peace treaty with France, 1800)
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by Pitt's speech? (William Pitt, Prime Minister of Great Britain, speech to Parliament regarding a possible peace treaty with France, 1800)
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two authors' views of liberty? (Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790; Maximilien Robespierre, speech to the National Convention of France, 1794)
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two authors' views of traditional authority? (Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790; Maximilien Robespierre, speech to the National Convention of France, 1794)