Repeat for the testweek - 2021

• History
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Which of these was not a typical VOC product? (1p)

1. Silk
2. Wood
3. Nutmeg
4. Slaves

Which of these was not a typical WIC product? (1p)

1. Mace
2. Silver
3. Slaves
4. Grain

Which of these was not a typical Baltic product? (1p)

1. Cinnamon
2. Wood
3. Grain
4. Herring

The Dutch East India Company was very successful for the Dutch Republic.
Give two examples of this. (2p)

Statement: Without the Dutch Revolt, Amsterdam would not have outgrown Antwerp as the main commercial centre. Do you agree with the statement or not? Explain your answer using historical facts. (2p)

Explain why the VOC had to issue shares to fund their trade. (2p)

Is a governor-general more like a CEO or minister today? Explain your answer. (2p)

Statement: Without the Dutch Revolt, the WIC would not have existed? Explain your answer using historical facts. (2p)

Explain the connection between the divine right of kings and absolutism. (2p)

Give an example how Louis XIV centralised France. (1p)

Which of the following statements are true: (2p)
A Louis XIV ruled according to divine right.
B Louis XIV inherited a very wealthy country.
C Colbert was the leader of the opposition to Louis XIV.
D Absolutism was a way to rule France.
E Mercantilism made France’s economy stronger.
F Nobles influenced Louis XIV during his reign.

1. A - B - C
2. A - D - F
3. B - D - E
4. A - D - E

The Intra-Asian trade and mercantillism are each opposites.
Explain why. (2p)

William of Orange founded the first university in the northern Dutch provinces in:

1. Leiden
2. Delft
3. Amsterdam
4. the Hague

Explain how the desire for knowledge was supported
by the king.
The source gives you a clue

source A

The Royal Society had its origins in Gresham College, and was the first scientific society in the world.

Explain what the Trias Politica is about and why it could never be introduced in a state with an absolutist ruler.

Explain why the ideas of Enlightenment attracted a larger group of people than the ideas of science did, a century earlier.

Which statement is true?
Statement I: Scholars in the MiddIe Ages frequently used the scientific knowledge of the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
Statement II: Most medieval scholars doubted that everything was the work of God.

1. Statement I is true.
2. Statement II is true.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

During the Renaissance, scientists started doing research by reasoning and logic, without experimenting. This type of research is called:

1. rationalism
2. empirical thinking
3. logical thinking
4. scientific thinking

These steps of the Scientific Method are in the wrong order.
What is the correct order?

A) experiment / B) make observations / C) ask a question /
D) draw a conclusion / E) analyze the data /
F) form a hypothesis

1. B/F/E/D/A/C
2. C/B/F/A/E/D
3. C/F/B/A/E/D
4. B/C/A/E/F/D

In the seventeenth century, scientists started doing research by observing and experimenting. This type of research is called:

1. rational thinking
2. empirical thinking
3. logical thinking
4. scientific thinking

Heliocentrism and geocentrism:

1. are both scientific ideas
2. are both unscientific ideas
3. are each opposites
4. are supplementary to each other

The discovery of gravity made clear:

1. why the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun
2. why the sun and other planets revolve around the earth
3. how nature works
4. that light consists of waves

Which statement is true?

I: Scientists kept their findings secret, so other countries
could not profit from them.
II: The Royal society was an English club where scientists all over Europe met, talked and experimented.

1. Statement I is true.
2. Statement II is true.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

The Enlightenment movement was against:

1. ignorance.
2. rationality.
3. tolerance.
4. equality.

The Enlightenment philosophers aimed to bring about progress in the world by:

1. religious ideas.
2. revolution.
3. rational ideas.
4. spontaneous ideas.

Which answer is true?
Enlightenment ideas were often opposed by:

1. scientists & clergy
2. writers & scientists
3. nobility & clergy
4. nobility & writers

Trias Politica is the opposite of:

1. sharing power.
2. absolute power.
3. democracy.
4. dividing power.

Which description best describes the term "revolution"?

1. a sudden change
2. a gradual change
3. a violent event
4. a political struggle

I: Atheists are people who believe in just 1 God
II: Deists are people who believe in a God that created the universe that is governed by natural laws.

1. Statement I is true.
2. Statement II is true.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

To which of these Enlightened thinkers does this idea belong?

" All people have natural rights"

1. Voltaire
2. John Locke
3. Montesquieu
4. Adam Smith

To which of these Enlightened thinkers does this idea belong?

" the economy works best if there is Free Trade."

1. Voltaire
2. John Locke
3. Montesquieu
4. Adam Smith

What is meant by "rational" in "rational thinking"?

1. based on emotion
2. based on rations
3. based on logic
4. based on reason

To which of these Enlightened thinkers does this idea belong?

" The power of the state should never be in the hands of one person.
Therefore power should be split up into three seperate parts."

1. Voltaire
2. John Locke
3. Montesquieu
4. Adam Smith

Which of these Enlightened thinkers was very critical towards the catholic church and the French king which put him in prison?

1. Voltaire
2. John Locke
3. Montesquieu
4. Adam Smith

The Thirteen Colonies were part of:

1. England
2. France
3. the Dutch Republic
4. Spain

The Boston Tea Party was:

1. an act of protest by colonists against British rule.
2. an act of protest by colonists against British taxation acts.
3. an act of protest by colonists against French rule.
4. an act of protest by colonists against French taxation acts.

Which statement is true?

Statement I: The Declaration of Independence was written immediately after the peace treaty with Britain.
Statement II: The Declaration of Independence was based on ideas of the Enlightenment.

1. Statement I is true.
2. Statement II is true.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

The power of the United States federal government was limited by:

1. the constitution
2. the Bill of Rights
3. the Declaration of Independence
4. the Federation

Explain that this source shows foreign intervention
in the American War of Independence.
Use the source.

source B

Washington and the French general Lafayette look over the troops at Valley Forge. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Look at the source and read the caption.

Explain the message of the artist. Mention elements
from the source to explain and illustrate your answer.

source C

The caption says: Poor old england endeavoring to reclaim his wicked american children 

And therefore is England maimed & forc'd to go with a staff

During the Enlightenment, Voltaire was involved in:

1. The Trias Politica
2. The free market economy
3. Criticising the church and intolerance
4. Gathering as much knowledge as possible.

Say whether the following statement is true or false and explain why.
The Triangular Trade was only profitable for the European countries that made large profits with this trade.

KEY WORDS
Only write down the word itself. NO capitals or "the" or "a(n)" please.

A. civilian armies established to defend against Native Americans and other colonists

KEY WORDS
Only write down the word itself. NO capitals or "the" or "a(n)" please.

B. a country that consists of states, each with their own government, which are ruled on a national level by a central government

KEY WORDS
Only write down the word itself. NO capitals or "the" or "a(n)" please.

C. a movement of people questioning slavery and attempting to end it

KEY WORDS
Only write down the word itself. NO capitals or "the" or "a(n)" please.

D. knowledge about the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation

Put the events in the correct chronological order.

Declaration of Independence

Boston Tea Party

Constitution accepted

Boston Massacre

start of the War between Britain and the colonies