whap chapter 16

The Protestant Reformation offered women:

1. (A) more alternatives to marriage than were offered by the medieval Catholic Church.

2. (B) generally more opportunities to play an official role within their churches.

3. (C) fewer female objects of veneration.

4. (D) much less opportunity to take up leadership roles in society

(D) much less opportunity to take up leadership roles in society

5. How does the Enlightenment compare to the Scientific Revolution?

1. (A) The Enlightenment applied the idea of natural laws to human affairs rather than the physical universe.

2. (B) The Enlightenment refers to people's growing awareness of the Scientific Revolution.

3. (C) The Enlightenment inspired the Scientific Revolution.

4. (D) The Enlightenment was more mystical than the Scientific Revolution.

(A) The Enlightenment applied the idea of natural laws to human affairs rather than the physical universe.

4. How did Europeans commonly react to African slaves' syncretic religions, such as Santeria and Vodou?

1. They turned a blind eye to these religions.

2. They often participated in these religions.

3. They considered these religions to be satanic witchcraft and tried to suppress them.

4. They actively supported these religions, because they created them to provide a step towards converting their slaves to true Christianity.

(C) They considered these religions to be satanic witchcraft and tried to suppress them.

6. Which of the following best describes the adoption of modern European science in China, Japan, and the Ottoman Empire during the early modern era?

1. All three societies adopted European advances in medicine.

2. All were primarily interested in European advances in theoretical science rather than in the practical applications of European scientific achievements.

3. (C) All were selective in their adoption of European science.

4. (D) All three societies abandoned their own scientific traditions, adopting Western scientific learning instead.

(C) All were selective in their adoption of European science.

The Wahhabi movement

1. (A) began with a slave revolt in Brazil.

2. (B) was a series of jihads in West Africa.

3. (C) opposed religious blending or syncretism in Arabia.

4. (D) supported the policies of religious tolerance and accommodation enacted by the Mughal emperor Akbar.

(C) opposed religious blending or syncretism in Arabia.

3. Which of the following contributed most to the Scientific Revolution occurring in Europe rather than in China or the Islamic world?

1. (A) The relative independence of European universities

2. (B) The superior libraries of Western Europe

3. (C) Europe's leadership in the fields of mathematics and medicine after 1000 C.E.

4. (D) The refusal of European scholars to draw on the knowledge of other cultures

(A) The relative independence of European universities