humanties sem exam 2023

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Meiji Restoration

During this time period Japan was undergoing major progress in Industrialization

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Haitian Revolution

This revolution was unique because it was not developed by the Middle class but freed slaves

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trade

The Ottoman empire's location allowed them to control ________ between the East and West, this angered many Europeans.

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Louis XIV

This French monarch, nicknamed the "Sun King", ruled with absolute power and divine right

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Tokugawa

This Shogunate banded foreign influence in the nation of Japan

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Simon Bolivar

Who wrote the Jamaica letters outlining an economical free and untied Latin America?

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Columbian

Increased population in China due the introduction of new foods and horses making their way to the Americas is an example of this exchange

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Islamic

Weak leaders, financial crisis due to changing trade routes, and increased religious tension lead to the decline of these _________ Empires

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Akbar

This Mughal ruler allowed for religious tolerance and untied his empire in India

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Voltaire

This enlightenment philosopher spoke out against the slave trade wrote Cadide, and fought for freedom of speech

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Industrial

This revolution introduced new sources of power and mass production

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suffrage

Most political revolutions of the modern period shared people actively trying to gain this _______ also known as the right to vote

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England

After a brief Civil War, this nation made it illegal for their monarch to suspend laws without the consent of the legislature

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Although eh proclaimed himself emperor this French military leader spread the ideals of the enlightenment in his code

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Goya

Who painted "The Witch's Sabbath"

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Romantic

Which literary movement focused on ideas that involved the beauty of nature and the imagination?

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Extended

What is a metaphor in a work of literature that is extended over multiple lines, sometimes over multiple paragraphs?

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Deus

ex. Machina: A plot device when an unexpected event saves a seemingly hopeless situation.

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personification

"Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of what type of figurative language?

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metaphysical poetry

This literary movement used literary elements such as conceit, imagery, metaphor, symbolism, argumentation, and persuasion to focus on intellectual thinking

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protagonist

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama

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protagonist

Is Orgon the antagonist or protagonist of Tartuffe?

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foreshadow

This literary device alludes to a later point in a story

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obedient

In Moliere's play, a wife should be ________ to be considered a perfect wife to her husband

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foreshadowing

This literary device alludes to a later point in a story

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antithesis

A contrast or opposition between two things

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tone

Which literary device describes the author's attitude toward the subject of the writing?

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metaphor

"Laughter is the music of the soul". This comparative statement is an example of what type of figurative language?

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characterization

Which literary device is used to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story?

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situational

Which type of irony involves the irony of something happening that is very different from what is expected?

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paradox

"Waking is dreaming" is an example of which type of literary device ?

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Irish

In "A Modest Proposal" Swift wrote satirically that this population should eat their children to help solve this nation's economic problems

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miniatures

Although their names are misleading, these very detailed works of art from Islamic Work depict scenes of cultural life.

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Post Impressionism

Impressionism: This modern period art style rejected previous artistic rules and included painters such as Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin

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Karl Marx

He penned a novel about class struggles between the Proletariat and the Bourgeoisie and was critical of the Industrial Revolution

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Ukiyo-e

Influenced by Chinese silk screens, these wood block paintings were seen as an appreciation of the natural world

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Adam Smith

In 1776 this British Economist penned the "Wealth of Nations" detailing that competition and free enterprise was good for the economy

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Georges Seurat

This impressionist painter utilized pointillism or the process of using small dots of color by the eye

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enlightenment

The Scientific Revolution directly influenced this intellectual movement of the seventeenth century & eighteenth century

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Claude Monet

This painter demonstrated a change in color and light in his "Impressionism" Sunrise

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Rococo

Known as anti baroque, this artistic movement was known for this use of ribbons, scrolls, and shell motifs and its rarely serious subject matter

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The Scream

This work completed by Edvard Munch displays various psychological states that the artist experienced

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lack of new military technology

Why did the Gunpowder empires decline?

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Wahhabism

pure form of Islam

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John Donne - "The Flea"

Who is the father of metaphysical poetry?

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conquest and imperialism

what did nationalism in Europe inspire?

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what are the defining characteristics of mercantilism?

High tariffs, maximizing exports, turning a blind eye to slavery, and making vast amounts of coin

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Maritime Achievements, advanced weapons, and diseases

What made European's successful conquerors?

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