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572ee763cb0c0d14000f1667 | Why did the last Ming Emperor commit suicide? | Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Qing dynasty (1644–1911) was founded after the fall of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus. The Manchus were formerly known as the Jurchens. When Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels in 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide. Th... |
572ee763cb0c0d14000f1668 | Who became allies with the Manchus to seize control over Beijing? | former Ming general Wu Sangui | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Qing dynasty (1644–1911) was founded after the fall of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus. The Manchus were formerly known as the Jurchens. When Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels in 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide. Th... |
572efb66c246551400ce4816 | The Qing dynasty formed after what event? | after the fall of the Ming | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Qing dynasty (1644–1911) was founded after the fall of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus. The Manchus were formerly known as the Jurchens. When Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels in 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide. Th... |
572efb66c246551400ce4817 | During what time period did the Qing dynasty rule? | 1644–1911 | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Qing dynasty (1644–1911) was founded after the fall of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus. The Manchus were formerly known as the Jurchens. When Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels in 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide. Th... |
572efb66c246551400ce4818 | What were the Manchus originally named? | Jurchens | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Qing dynasty (1644–1911) was founded after the fall of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus. The Manchus were formerly known as the Jurchens. When Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels in 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide. Th... |
572efb66c246551400ce4819 | Who was Beijing captured by in 1644? | Li Zicheng's peasant rebels | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Qing dynasty (1644–1911) was founded after the fall of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus. The Manchus were formerly known as the Jurchens. When Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels in 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide. Th... |
572efb66c246551400ce481a | Who did the Manchus make an Ally with to seize control of Beijing? | former Ming general Wu Sangui | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Qing dynasty (1644–1911) was founded after the fall of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus. The Manchus were formerly known as the Jurchens. When Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng's peasant rebels in 1644, the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Ming emperor, committed suicide. Th... |
572ee920dfa6aa1500f8d4c1 | What was society based on during the Tukugawa period? | strict class hierarchy | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572ee920dfa6aa1500f8d4c2 | Strict class hierarchy was established by who? | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572ee920dfa6aa1500f8d4c3 | What group were considered to be at the top of the Strict Class Hierarchy? | The daimyo, or lords | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572ee920dfa6aa1500f8d4c4 | How were taxes charged during the Tukugawa period? | set at fixed amounts | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572ee920dfa6aa1500f8d4c5 | What effect did having taxes charged at a fixed amount have on it's revenue? | tax revenues collected by the samurai landowners were worth less and less over time. | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572efd2003f9891900756b23 | What is the Tokugawa period also known as? | Edo society | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572efd2003f9891900756b24 | What was society in the Tokugawa period based in? | strict class hierarchy | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572efd2003f9891900756b25 | What group was considered at the top of the Strict Class Society? | The daimyo, or lords, | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572efd2003f9891900756b26 | How were taxes charged in the Tokugawa period? | set at fixed amounts | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572efd2003f9891900756b27 | What effect did the way the taxes were charged have on it's revenue. | revenues collected by the samurai landowners were worth less and less over time. | [
"Modern_history\n\nSociety in the Japanese \"Tokugawa period\" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and trader... |
572eeae6cb0c0d14000f166e | Who ruled most of India in the early 18th century? | Mughal Empire | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572eeae6cb0c0d14000f166f | How did the "Classic Period" end? | the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572eeae6cb0c0d14000f1670 | Who was behind the death off Emperor Aurangzeb? | Hindu Maratha Empire | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572eeae6cb0c0d14000f1671 | Where was the The Maratha Empire centralized? | south west of present-day India | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572eeae6cb0c0d14000f1672 | What happened when the Maratha Army lost the third battle of Panipat? | the empire was then divided into a confederacy of Maratha states. | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572efe68dfa6aa1500f8d535 | Who ruled most of India in the 18 century? | Mughal Empire | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572efe68dfa6aa1500f8d536 | What event ended the "classic period"? | the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572efe68dfa6aa1500f8d537 | What caused the death of Emperor Auranzeb? | the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572efe68dfa6aa1500f8d538 | Where was the Maratha Empire centralized? | south west of present-day India | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572efe68dfa6aa1500f8d539 | What caused the Maratha Empire to split in 1761? | the Maratha army lost the Third Battle of Panipat | [
"Modern_history\n\nOn the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. The \"classic period\" ended with the death and defeat of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 by the rising Hindu Maratha Empire, although the dynasty continued for another 150 years. During this period, the Empire... |
572f0002cb0c0d14000f16f6 | What did the development of new imperialism cause? | the conquest of nearly all eastern hemisphere territories by colonial powers. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe development of New Imperialism saw the conquest of nearly all eastern hemisphere territories by colonial powers. The commercial colonization of India commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company, in 1765, ... |
572f0002cb0c0d14000f16f7 | When did the commercial colonization of India begin? | 1757 | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe development of New Imperialism saw the conquest of nearly all eastern hemisphere territories by colonial powers. The commercial colonization of India commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company, in 1765, ... |
572f0002cb0c0d14000f16f8 | What happened n the battle of Plassey? | Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe development of New Imperialism saw the conquest of nearly all eastern hemisphere territories by colonial powers. The commercial colonization of India commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company, in 1765, ... |
572f0002cb0c0d14000f16f9 | When was the British East Company given the right to collect revenue? | 1765 | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe development of New Imperialism saw the conquest of nearly all eastern hemisphere territories by colonial powers. The commercial colonization of India commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company, in 1765, ... |
572f0002cb0c0d14000f16fa | What is the term used to describe the "Right to collect revenue"? | diwani | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe development of New Imperialism saw the conquest of nearly all eastern hemisphere territories by colonial powers. The commercial colonization of India commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Bengal surrendered his dominions to the British East India Company, in 1765, ... |
572f01f3c246551400ce4834 | In what year did the Maratha states lose to the British East Company? | 1818 | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Maratha states, following the Anglo-Maratha wars, eventually lost to the British East India Company in 1818 with the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857 and consequent of the Government of India Act 1858, the British government assumed... |
572f01f3c246551400ce4835 | What was the name of the war lost by the Maratha states in 1818? | the Third Anglo-Maratha War | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Maratha states, following the Anglo-Maratha wars, eventually lost to the British East India Company in 1818 with the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857 and consequent of the Government of India Act 1858, the British government assumed... |
572f01f3c246551400ce4836 | How long did the British east Indian Company rule last after the war? | 1858 | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Maratha states, following the Anglo-Maratha wars, eventually lost to the British East India Company in 1818 with the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857 and consequent of the Government of India Act 1858, the British government assumed... |
572f01f3c246551400ce4837 | What caused the British east Indian Company rule to end? | the Indian rebellion of 1857 and consequent of the Government of India Act 1858 | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Maratha states, following the Anglo-Maratha wars, eventually lost to the British East India Company in 1818 with the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857 and consequent of the Government of India Act 1858, the British government assumed... |
572f01f3c246551400ce4838 | What did Britain establish in 1824? | Singapore as a key trading post | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Maratha states, following the Anglo-Maratha wars, eventually lost to the British East India Company in 1818 with the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The rule lasted until 1858, when, after the Indian rebellion of 1857 and consequent of the Government of India Act 1858, the British government assumed... |
572f02fbcb0c0d14000f1708 | What dispatched of The Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company? | their respective governments | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Dutch East India Company (1800) and British East India Company (1858) were dissolved by their respective governments, who took over the direct administration of the colonies. Only Thailand was spared the experience of foreign rule, although, Thailand itself was also greatly affected by the po... |
572f02fbcb0c0d14000f1709 | What country did not have to succumb to forign rule? | Thailand | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Dutch East India Company (1800) and British East India Company (1858) were dissolved by their respective governments, who took over the direct administration of the colonies. Only Thailand was spared the experience of foreign rule, although, Thailand itself was also greatly affected by the po... |
572f02fbcb0c0d14000f170a | Who also profited from Southeast Asia resources? | colonial powers | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Dutch East India Company (1800) and British East India Company (1858) were dissolved by their respective governments, who took over the direct administration of the colonies. Only Thailand was spared the experience of foreign rule, although, Thailand itself was also greatly affected by the po... |
572f043f03f9891900756b47 | In what year did the fall of Constantinople happen? | 1453 | [
"Modern_history\n\nMany major events caused Europe to change around the start of the 16th century, starting with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the fall of Muslim Spain and the discovery of the Americas in 1492, and Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation in 1517. In England the modern period is often dated to ... |
572f043f03f9891900756b48 | When is the modern period dated in England? | Battle of Bosworth in 1485 | [
"Modern_history\n\nMany major events caused Europe to change around the start of the 16th century, starting with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the fall of Muslim Spain and the discovery of the Americas in 1492, and Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation in 1517. In England the modern period is often dated to ... |
572f043f03f9891900756b49 | Who was defeated by Henry Vll at the battle of Bosworth? | Richard III | [
"Modern_history\n\nMany major events caused Europe to change around the start of the 16th century, starting with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, the fall of Muslim Spain and the discovery of the Americas in 1492, and Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation in 1517. In England the modern period is often dated to ... |
572f054fc246551400ce4848 | When did Russia experience territorial growth? | the 17th century | [
"Modern_history\n\nRussia experienced territorial growth through the 17th century, which was the age of Cossacks. Cossacks were warriors organized into military communities, resembling pirates and pioneers of the New World. In 1648, the peasants of Ukraine joined the Zaporozhian Cossacks in rebellion against Poland... |
572f054fc246551400ce4849 | The 17th century is also known as? | age of Cossacks. | [
"Modern_history\n\nRussia experienced territorial growth through the 17th century, which was the age of Cossacks. Cossacks were warriors organized into military communities, resembling pirates and pioneers of the New World. In 1648, the peasants of Ukraine joined the Zaporozhian Cossacks in rebellion against Poland... |
572f054fc246551400ce484a | Who are Cossacks? | warriors organized into military communities | [
"Modern_history\n\nRussia experienced territorial growth through the 17th century, which was the age of Cossacks. Cossacks were warriors organized into military communities, resembling pirates and pioneers of the New World. In 1648, the peasants of Ukraine joined the Zaporozhian Cossacks in rebellion against Poland... |
572f054fc246551400ce484b | Who joined the Cossacks in 1648? | peasants of Ukraine | [
"Modern_history\n\nRussia experienced territorial growth through the 17th century, which was the age of Cossacks. Cossacks were warriors organized into military communities, resembling pirates and pioneers of the New World. In 1648, the peasants of Ukraine joined the Zaporozhian Cossacks in rebellion against Poland... |
572f054fc246551400ce484c | Why dd the Peasants of Ukraine join the Cossacks? | in rebellion against Poland-Lithuania | [
"Modern_history\n\nRussia experienced territorial growth through the 17th century, which was the age of Cossacks. Cossacks were warriors organized into military communities, resembling pirates and pioneers of the New World. In 1648, the peasants of Ukraine joined the Zaporozhian Cossacks in rebellion against Poland... |
572f0682c246551400ce4852 | What bridged the middle ages to the modern era? | European intellectual transformation | [
"Modern_history\n\nTraditionally, the European intellectual transformation of and after the Renaissance bridged the Middle Ages and the Modern era. The Age of Reason in the Western world is generally regarded as being the start of modern philosophy, and a departure from the medieval approach, especially Scholastici... |
572f0682c246551400ce4853 | What is regarded as the start of modern philosophy? | The Age of Reason | [
"Modern_history\n\nTraditionally, the European intellectual transformation of and after the Renaissance bridged the Middle Ages and the Modern era. The Age of Reason in the Western world is generally regarded as being the start of modern philosophy, and a departure from the medieval approach, especially Scholastici... |
572f0682c246551400ce4854 | What is 17th century philosophy also referred to as? | the Age of Rationalism | [
"Modern_history\n\nTraditionally, the European intellectual transformation of and after the Renaissance bridged the Middle Ages and the Modern era. The Age of Reason in the Western world is generally regarded as being the start of modern philosophy, and a departure from the medieval approach, especially Scholastici... |
572f0682c246551400ce4855 | What does the Age of Rationalism succeed? | Renaissance philosophy | [
"Modern_history\n\nTraditionally, the European intellectual transformation of and after the Renaissance bridged the Middle Ages and the Modern era. The Age of Reason in the Western world is generally regarded as being the start of modern philosophy, and a departure from the medieval approach, especially Scholastici... |
572f0682c246551400ce4856 | What did the beginning of the 18th century mark the beginning of in Europe? | secularization | [
"Modern_history\n\nTraditionally, the European intellectual transformation of and after the Renaissance bridged the Middle Ages and the Modern era. The Age of Reason in the Western world is generally regarded as being the start of modern philosophy, and a departure from the medieval approach, especially Scholastici... |
572f0842cb0c0d14000f1720 | What was the age of Enlightenment centered on? | the 18th century in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Age of Enlightenment is a time in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the 18th century in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. Enlightenment gained momentum more or less simultaneously in many parts of Europe and America. Developing dur... |
572f0842cb0c0d14000f1721 | Where did Enlightenment gain momentum? | Europe and America | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Age of Enlightenment is a time in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the 18th century in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. Enlightenment gained momentum more or less simultaneously in many parts of Europe and America. Developing dur... |
572f0842cb0c0d14000f1722 | What is the basic training of a humanist? | speak well and write | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Age of Enlightenment is a time in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the 18th century in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. Enlightenment gained momentum more or less simultaneously in many parts of Europe and America. Developing dur... |
572f0842cb0c0d14000f1723 | From where does the phrase humanist originate? | the 15th century | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Age of Enlightenment is a time in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the 18th century in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. Enlightenment gained momentum more or less simultaneously in many parts of Europe and America. Developing dur... |
572f0842cb0c0d14000f1724 | What were the studia humanitatis competing against? | quadrivium and scholastic logic. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Age of Enlightenment is a time in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the 18th century in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority. Enlightenment gained momentum more or less simultaneously in many parts of Europe and America. Developing dur... |
572f0964c246551400ce4866 | What did renaissance humanism reference? | Latin and Greek classical texts | [
"Modern_history\n\nRenaissance humanism took a close study of the Latin and Greek classical texts, and was antagonistic to the values of scholasticism with its emphasis on the accumulated commentaries; and humanists were involved in the sciences, philosophies, arts and poetry of classical antiquity. They self-consc... |
572f0964c246551400ce4867 | renaissance humanism was antagonistic to what? | scholasticism | [
"Modern_history\n\nRenaissance humanism took a close study of the Latin and Greek classical texts, and was antagonistic to the values of scholasticism with its emphasis on the accumulated commentaries; and humanists were involved in the sciences, philosophies, arts and poetry of classical antiquity. They self-consc... |
572f0964c246551400ce4868 | What did renaissance humanism place an emphasis on? | accumulated commentaries | [
"Modern_history\n\nRenaissance humanism took a close study of the Latin and Greek classical texts, and was antagonistic to the values of scholasticism with its emphasis on the accumulated commentaries; and humanists were involved in the sciences, philosophies, arts and poetry of classical antiquity. They self-consc... |
572f0ab9cb0c0d14000f173e | What was the basis of the quarrel between the Ancients and the moderns? | literary and artistic | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns was a literary and artistic quarrel that heated up in the early 1690s and shook the Académie française. The opposing two sides were, the Ancients (Anciens) who constrain choice of subjects to those drawn from the literature of Antiquity and the Moderns ... |
572f0ab9cb0c0d14000f173f | In what time period did the quarrel between the Ancients and the Moderns peak? | early 1690s | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns was a literary and artistic quarrel that heated up in the early 1690s and shook the Académie française. The opposing two sides were, the Ancients (Anciens) who constrain choice of subjects to those drawn from the literature of Antiquity and the Moderns ... |
572f0ab9cb0c0d14000f1740 | Moderns support the merits of whom? | authors of the century of Louis XIV. Fontenelle | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns was a literary and artistic quarrel that heated up in the early 1690s and shook the Académie française. The opposing two sides were, the Ancients (Anciens) who constrain choice of subjects to those drawn from the literature of Antiquity and the Moderns ... |
572f0ab9cb0c0d14000f1741 | What did Louis XIV believe about the modern man? | modern scholarship allowed modern man to surpass the ancients in knowledge. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns was a literary and artistic quarrel that heated up in the early 1690s and shook the Académie française. The opposing two sides were, the Ancients (Anciens) who constrain choice of subjects to those drawn from the literature of Antiquity and the Moderns ... |
572f0de5c246551400ce4876 | What s the Scientific Revolution? | a period when European ideas in classical physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other classical sciences were rejected | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Scientific Revolution was a period when European ideas in classical physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other classical sciences were rejected and led to doctrines supplanting those that had prevailed from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages which would lead to a transiti... |
572f0de5c246551400ce4877 | What did the Scientific Revolution cause? | a transition to modern science | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Scientific Revolution was a period when European ideas in classical physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other classical sciences were rejected and led to doctrines supplanting those that had prevailed from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages which would lead to a transiti... |
572f0de5c246551400ce4878 | What did the Scientific Revolution force people to do? | question all manners of things | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Scientific Revolution was a period when European ideas in classical physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other classical sciences were rejected and led to doctrines supplanting those that had prevailed from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages which would lead to a transiti... |
572f0de5c246551400ce4879 | What did Scientific Revolution form? | several modern scientific fields. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe Scientific Revolution was a period when European ideas in classical physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other classical sciences were rejected and led to doctrines supplanting those that had prevailed from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages which would lead to a transiti... |
572f0ef8cb0c0d14000f1758 | What happened to the king after the trial? | execution of the king | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe changes were accompanied by violent turmoil which included the trial and execution of the king, vast bloodshed and repression during the Reign of Terror, and warfare involving every other major European power. Subsequent events that can be traced to the Revolution include the Napoleonic Wars,... |
572f0ef8cb0c0d14000f1759 | Who else was involved in the warfare? | every other major European power. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe changes were accompanied by violent turmoil which included the trial and execution of the king, vast bloodshed and repression during the Reign of Terror, and warfare involving every other major European power. Subsequent events that can be traced to the Revolution include the Napoleonic Wars,... |
572f0ef8cb0c0d14000f175a | name an event that can be contributed to the revolution. | the Napoleonic Wars | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe changes were accompanied by violent turmoil which included the trial and execution of the king, vast bloodshed and repression during the Reign of Terror, and warfare involving every other major European power. Subsequent events that can be traced to the Revolution include the Napoleonic Wars,... |
572f104d03f9891900756b69 | What characterized the Napoleonic Era? | The campaigns of French Emperor and General Napoleon Bonaparte | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe campaigns of French Emperor and General Napoleon Bonaparte characterized the Napoleonic Era. Born on Corsica as the French invaded, and dying suspiciously on the tiny British Island of St. Helena, this brilliant commander, controlled a French Empire that, at its height, ruled a large portion ... |
572f104d03f9891900756b6a | Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born? | Corsica | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe campaigns of French Emperor and General Napoleon Bonaparte characterized the Napoleonic Era. Born on Corsica as the French invaded, and dying suspiciously on the tiny British Island of St. Helena, this brilliant commander, controlled a French Empire that, at its height, ruled a large portion ... |
572f104d03f9891900756b6b | Where was Napoleon Bonaparte die? | St. Helena | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe campaigns of French Emperor and General Napoleon Bonaparte characterized the Napoleonic Era. Born on Corsica as the French invaded, and dying suspiciously on the tiny British Island of St. Helena, this brilliant commander, controlled a French Empire that, at its height, ruled a large portion ... |
572f104d03f9891900756b6c | From where did the French empire rule a large portion of Europe? | Paris | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe campaigns of French Emperor and General Napoleon Bonaparte characterized the Napoleonic Era. Born on Corsica as the French invaded, and dying suspiciously on the tiny British Island of St. Helena, this brilliant commander, controlled a French Empire that, at its height, ruled a large portion ... |
572f104d03f9891900756b6d | Why were Europe's Empires and Kingdoms dispatched? | surge of Republicanism | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe campaigns of French Emperor and General Napoleon Bonaparte characterized the Napoleonic Era. Born on Corsica as the French invaded, and dying suspiciously on the tiny British Island of St. Helena, this brilliant commander, controlled a French Empire that, at its height, ruled a large portion ... |
572f11a2dfa6aa1500f8d5b7 | What is Italian Unification? | social movement that annexed different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy | [
"Modern_history\n\nItalian unification was the political and social movement that annexed different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. There is a lack of consensus on the exact dates for the beginning and the end of this period, but many scholars agree that the proce... |
572f11a2dfa6aa1500f8d5b8 | When did the Italian Unification occur? | in the 19th century | [
"Modern_history\n\nItalian unification was the political and social movement that annexed different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. There is a lack of consensus on the exact dates for the beginning and the end of this period, but many scholars agree that the proce... |
572f11a2dfa6aa1500f8d5b9 | In what year do most Scholars agree the Italian Unification began? | 1815 | [
"Modern_history\n\nItalian unification was the political and social movement that annexed different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. There is a lack of consensus on the exact dates for the beginning and the end of this period, but many scholars agree that the proce... |
572f11a2dfa6aa1500f8d5ba | In what year do most Scholars agree the Italian Unification ended? | 1871 | [
"Modern_history\n\nItalian unification was the political and social movement that annexed different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. There is a lack of consensus on the exact dates for the beginning and the end of this period, but many scholars agree that the proce... |
572f11a2dfa6aa1500f8d5bb | After what event did the last citta irredente join Italy? | World War I. | [
"Modern_history\n\nItalian unification was the political and social movement that annexed different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. There is a lack of consensus on the exact dates for the beginning and the end of this period, but many scholars agree that the proce... |
572f140403f9891900756b7d | What event did the American revolution cause? | British monarchy itself to become the sovereign United States of America. | [
"Modern_history\n\nBeginning the Age of Revolution, the American Revolution and the ensuing political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century saw the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrow the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain, and then reject the British monarchy itself to become the so... |
572f140403f9891900756b7e | How did the Thirteen Colonies become The United States Of America? | overthrow the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain, and then reject the British monarchy | [
"Modern_history\n\nBeginning the Age of Revolution, the American Revolution and the ensuing political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century saw the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrow the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain, and then reject the British monarchy itself to become the so... |
572f140403f9891900756b7f | Why did the United States form independent states? | the colonies first rejected the authority of the Parliament to govern them without representation | [
"Modern_history\n\nBeginning the Age of Revolution, the American Revolution and the ensuing political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century saw the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrow the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain, and then reject the British monarchy itself to become the so... |
572f140403f9891900756b80 | Who did the Second Continental Congress join together against? | the British | [
"Modern_history\n\nBeginning the Age of Revolution, the American Revolution and the ensuing political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century saw the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrow the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain, and then reject the British monarchy itself to become the so... |
572f140403f9891900756b81 | What is the armed conflict form 1775 to 1783 is known as? | American Revolutionary War | [
"Modern_history\n\nBeginning the Age of Revolution, the American Revolution and the ensuing political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century saw the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrow the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain, and then reject the British monarchy itself to become the so... |
572f1534c246551400ce4892 | Where did the American Revolution start? | Lexington and Concord | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe American Revolution begun with fighting at Lexington and Concord. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. In June 1776, Benjamin Franklin was appointed a member of the Comm... |
572f1534c246551400ce4893 | What was issued on July 4, 1776? | Declaration of Independence | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe American Revolution begun with fighting at Lexington and Concord. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. In June 1776, Benjamin Franklin was appointed a member of the Comm... |
572f1534c246551400ce4894 | What did the Declaration Of Independence proclaim? | independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe American Revolution begun with fighting at Lexington and Concord. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. In June 1776, Benjamin Franklin was appointed a member of the Comm... |
572f1534c246551400ce4895 | What position was Ben Franklin appointed in 1776? | member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe American Revolution begun with fighting at Lexington and Concord. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. In June 1776, Benjamin Franklin was appointed a member of the Comm... |
572f1534c246551400ce4896 | What was Ben Franklin disabled by? | gout | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe American Revolution begun with fighting at Lexington and Concord. On July 4, 1776, they issued the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed their independence from Great Britain and their formation of a cooperative union. In June 1776, Benjamin Franklin was appointed a member of the Comm... |
572f1678cb0c0d14000f1768 | What is the decolonization of the Americas? | the process by which the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe decolonization of the Americas was the process by which the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. Decolonization began with a series of revolutions in the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries. The Spanish American wars of independence were the numerous w... |
572f1678cb0c0d14000f1769 | When did the decolonization of the Americas begin? | 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe decolonization of the Americas was the process by which the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. Decolonization began with a series of revolutions in the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries. The Spanish American wars of independence were the numerous w... |
572f1678cb0c0d14000f176a | When did the wars against Spanish rule occur? | 1808 until 1829 | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe decolonization of the Americas was the process by which the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. Decolonization began with a series of revolutions in the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries. The Spanish American wars of independence were the numerous w... |
572f1678cb0c0d14000f176b | What were the Spanish wars directly linked to? | Napoleonic French invasion of Spain. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe decolonization of the Americas was the process by which the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. Decolonization began with a series of revolutions in the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries. The Spanish American wars of independence were the numerous w... |
572f1678cb0c0d14000f176c | How did the Spanish conflict begin? | short-lived governing juntas established in Chuquisaca and Quito opposing the composition of the Supreme Central Junta of Seville. | [
"Modern_history\n\nThe decolonization of the Americas was the process by which the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. Decolonization began with a series of revolutions in the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries. The Spanish American wars of independence were the numerous w... |
572f19dc03f9891900756b8f | Who did the central Junta fall to? | the French | [
"Modern_history\n\nWhen the Central Junta fell to the French, numerous new Juntas appeared all across the Americas, eventually resulting in a chain of newly independent countries stretching from Argentina and Chile in the south, to Mexico in the north. After the death of the king Ferdinand VII, in 1833, only Cuba a... |
572f19dc03f9891900756b90 | What king died in 1833? | king Ferdinand VII | [
"Modern_history\n\nWhen the Central Junta fell to the French, numerous new Juntas appeared all across the Americas, eventually resulting in a chain of newly independent countries stretching from Argentina and Chile in the south, to Mexico in the north. After the death of the king Ferdinand VII, in 1833, only Cuba a... |
572f19dc03f9891900756b91 | After King Ferdinand died, who remained under Spanish rule? | Cuba and Puerto Rico | [
"Modern_history\n\nWhen the Central Junta fell to the French, numerous new Juntas appeared all across the Americas, eventually resulting in a chain of newly independent countries stretching from Argentina and Chile in the south, to Mexico in the north. After the death of the king Ferdinand VII, in 1833, only Cuba a... |
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