1- The English Bill of Rights of 1689 did NOT: a. specify that Parliament had to
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The English Bill of Rights of 1689 did NOT: a. specify that Parliament had to consent to raising an army in peacetime.
b. specify that Parliament had to be called "frequently."
c. give the vote to all adult males.
d. specify that Parliament had to consent to changes in law.
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In addition to the development of joint-stock companies and stock exchanges, what other change was key to the financial foundation of European expansion?
a. Influx of silver from the Americas.
b. Rise of large financial institutions.
c. Effective government use of taxes to build infrastructure.
d. Changes in tax laws to tax landed estates of aristocrats.
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In the period 1500 to 1750, the economic experience of most Europeans was shaped by the fact that:
a. wages rose faster than prices.
b. Europe's death rate grew faster than its birth rate.
c. Europe underwent rapid deurbanization.
d. prices rose faster than wages.
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Which of the following ideas did Copernicus challenge?
a. The idea that the planets were perfect spheres.
b. The idea that the planets moved in circular orbits.
c. All of these ideas.
d. The idea that the Earth was at the center of the Solar System.
Explanation / Answer
1)d. specify that Parliament had to consent to changes in law.
2)b. Rise of large financial institutions.
3)d. prices rose faster than wages.
4)d. The idea that the Earth was at the center of the Solar System.
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