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10 Cards in this Set
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What made the Bank of England unique in 1694?
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It was licensed to issue its own bank notes secured by revenue from English taxes.
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A combination of Neoplatonic and Hermetic traditions was central to the work of the new scientist,
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Paracelsus.
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What was the name given to Indian cotton cloth traded in the West?
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Calicoes
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Who commanded the successful British forces during the War of the Spanish Succession?
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The duke of Marlborough
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Who tried to bridge the gap between the new science and the old religion?
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Descartes
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Changes in legal practice gave the British East India Company an identity separate from the individuals that held shares leading to
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the development of stock markets.
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Which of the following was NOT a factor in making the Dutch the first great commercial power?
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Maintenance of the largest standing army in Europe
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Which of the following statements concerning the new science is most accurate?
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The new science was a public movement made possible by the invention of the printing press.
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The Englishman who was one of the founders of the science of chemistry was
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Robert Boyle.
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Which of the following statements concerning the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church to the new science is most accurate?
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To officials of Roman Catholicism, the new science appeared to be another heresy.
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