Which policy did Colbert implement to strengthen the French economy?
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What was the main purpose of the intendant system under Louis XIV?
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Which statement best describes the doctrine of divine right as defended by Bossuet?
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What was the primary economic goal of mercantilist policy in 17th‑century France?
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Which philosopher argued that the state should protect natural rights granted by the people, not by God?
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What was the main outcome of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England?
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Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789?
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What was the purpose of the Edict of Nantes before its revocation by Louis XIV?
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Which of the following best characterizes the 'enlightened absolutist' rule of Frederick II of Prussia?
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What was the main argument of Adam Smith’s 'invisible hand' concept?
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Which philosophical work introduced the method of systematic doubt?
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<p>The correct answer is <strong>Descartes’ 'Meditations on First Philosophy'</strong> because this work is where he famously begins by doubting everything that can be doubted to find a foundation of certainty, famously “I think, therefore I am.” Think of it like wiping a chalkboard clean before writing new ideas—he clears away all assumptions to start fresh. The other options are about political theory, epistemology without systematic doubt, or satire, so they’re easy traps.</p>
<p><em>Which philosopher’s method involved wiping the slate clean?</em></p>
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What was the primary cause of the Thirty Years’ War (1618‑1648) in the German lands?
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Which of the following best describes the 'Trias Politica' proposed by Montesquieu?
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What was the main economic consequence of the British abolition of the slave trade in 1807?
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Which of the following best explains why the Dutch Republic’s regents were criticized after 1747?
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What was the central claim of Voltaire’s deist view of God?
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Which factor most directly led to the American colonists’ protest of “no taxation without representation”?
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What was the main purpose of the National Assembly’s 1791 Constitution in France?
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Which of the following best describes the “Mercantilist” view of national wealth?
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What was the immediate effect of the 1808 U.S. ban on the import of slaves?
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Which of the following best captures the essence of Rousseau’s social contract theory?
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