Here is a list of question that you are likely to see on the exam and which may help direct your thinking about the 17th and 18th centuries.

• Compare and contrast two theories of government introduced in the period 1640 to 1780.
• Both Jean-Baptitste Colbert and Adam Smith sought to increase the wealth of their respective countries. How did their recommendations differ?
• In what ways and to what extent did absolutism affect the power and status of the European nobility between 1650-1789?
• Louis XIV declared his goal as ‘one king, one law, one faith.’ Analyze the methods he employed to achieve this objective and assess the degree to which he was successful.
• What economic policies and institutions characterized mercantilist systems from 1600 to 1800?