Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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he got to do more or at least as much he wanted to do. He got to work for Kings‚ and also been married twice. Francois Viete was a very interesting. He also went to a few different countries. Francois Viete was born in 1540 in Frontenay-le-Comte‚ France. It is now the province of Vendee. His father was Etenne Viete‚ who was a lawyer‚ and his mother was Marguerite Dupont. They both came from well-to-do families. He enjoyed all the available educational opportunities. He did preliminary studies in
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Anjou to succeed him. But England was very alarmed over the idea that there would be a union of France and Spain and this precipitated the War for the Spanish Succession that lasted from 1702 to 1713. The war ended with the treaty of Utrecht which granted to England Gibraltar‚ Minorca and some important trade concessions in the Spanish Indies and a guarantee against a future accommodation between France and Spain. In addition a later peace treaty gave the Spanish Netherlands and Spain’s Italian possessions
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‘Louis XIV’s foreign policy was entirely driven by his personal quest for gloire’. To what extent do you consider this statement to be true? Upon the coronation of Louis XIV on the 7th of June 1654‚ Mazarin informed Louis in fatherly tones that “It is up to you to become the most glorious king that has ever been”. Although Louis’ personal reign did not truly begin until 1661‚ he took this advice to heart and for the early part of his reign his foreign policy was almost entirely based upon his desire
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In 17th-18th century Europe‚ the age of absolutism‚ absolute monarchs ruled most of Europe in countries such as Prussia‚ France‚ and the Holy Roman Empire. Absolute monarchs are rulers that have complete control over the government and its people. They claimed to rule by “divine right‚” where their authority comes from God and they were above the law. The views of being a proper role as an absolute monarch differed very much between rulers and their subjects. Certain rulers had ideas that both the
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from each other‚ both helped to clear the path toward the modern world of art we have today. The differences of the two can be expressed through the origin of creation‚ stylistic paintings‚ and architectural developments. "The Rococo style arose in France in the waning years of the Sun King’s reign and was created for the French elite (Kleiner). Overtime it spread to most of Europe‚ but its acceptance was tied to religion and class. The only group to not recognize the Rococo was the English‚ primarily
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crisis stemmed from the fact that James‚ the Duke of York was a catholic and the only legitimate heir to the throne in a country which greatly feared Catholic absolutism and the universal monarchy of Louis XIV. Furthermore‚ James marriage to Catholic Mary of Moderna who was also a client of Louis XIV was a pivotal factor in creating the crisis as it resulted in fears of a Catholic succession line. Historians debate how far the exclusion crisis strengthened or undermined his position‚ some suggest
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weren’t able to save money in order to form their own business; therefore‚ Spain never had a middle class. Using old-fashioned methods increased the prices even more in Spain. As a result‚ Spanish people would buy goods from Spain’s enemies including France‚ England‚ and Netherlands. Our hero‚ Philip‚ burned his beloved land Spain with debts because he borrowed money from Germany and Italy in order to support his army in wars. Later‚ he would spend all the money he gains in order to repay those debts
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In 1792 James Gillray painted a painting called “A Voluptuary under the horrors of digestion.” The painting depicts a prince sitting at an empty table where he is picking his teeth with a fork. there is a chamber pot in the background that is overflowing and there are empty alcohol bottles laying around. he is a voluptuary‚ which is someone who overindulges in luxury. The prince meets none of the following criteria to become a good king: he must be good with money‚ must be a good role model‚ and
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In the modern age of the eighteenth century‚ the Rococo style of art was an artistic revolution‚ spreads through the Europe with hopes and dream from the emerging middle class. This Rocco art style showed elegant and beautifully‚ with the scenes of classic love stories and fantastical dreams of romance. Fragonard‘s the oil painting‚ "The Swing" has created in 1766. It is located in the Wallace Collection‚ London‚ United Kingdom. The image has shown as a major masterpiece of the Rococo style. The
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