study guide

Lane Simonian

History 106

Spring 2016

Study Guide for Midterm

Essay Topics

The following topics will appear on the exam in question form. You can answer any one of the seven essays. The essay is worth 80 points.

The reign of Louis XIV.

The political and religious conflicts in England from the English Civil War through the Glorious Revolution.

The manner in which the Scientific Revolution changed concepts of the universe, nature, and God.

The philosophical ideas of the Enlightenment or the goals of enlightened despotism.

The origins and legacy of the French Revolution.

The positive and negative consequences of the Industrial Revolution.

The outlook of any two of the following ideologies: conservatism, romanticism, nationalism, liberalism, or socialism.

Identifications

Eight of the following twenty identifications will appear on the exam. You will define and discuss the significance of four of the eight terms on the exam. The identifications are worth 5 points each for a total of 20 points.

Versailles Pugachev’s Rebellion

Mercantilism Slave Trade

Glorious Revolution Storming of the Bastille

St. Petersburg Robespierre

Nicolaus Copernicus Waterloo

Francis Bacon Steam Engine

Sir Isaac Newton Luddites

Voltaire Adam Smith

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Thomas Malthus

Joseph II Karl Marx