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Reviewing concepts from #Absolute Monarchs and the #Age of Enlightenment
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Who was the Spanish king who sent the Spanish Armada to England?
Peter the Great
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Philip II
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Which English Queen ruled for 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation?
Mary I
Catherine the Great
Elizabeth I
Maria Theresa
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Who took power as a result of the Glorious Revolution, the bloodless overthrow of King James II
Elizabeth I
William and Mary
Charles I
Henry VIII
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William Harvey studied
experimented with electricity
anatomy and the circulation of blood
astronomy and physics
conducted new experiments with chemical compounds
5
I may not agree with a word you say but I will fight to my death for your right to say it
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of petition
Freedom of assembly
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The heliocentric theory:
proposed a theory that the sun is not a star
proposed a sun centered theory of the universe
proposed an earth centered theory of the universe
proposed a moon centered theory of the universe
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Experiments uncover new information, laws of gravity and electricity, telescope and microscope
Reformation
French Revolution
Absolutism
Scientific Revolution
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Remembered for inventing calculus and discovering the law of gravitation
Galileo
Newton
Kepler
Harvey
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Copernius published heliocentric theory, Kepler writes about orbits, Galileo uses telescope
Scientists publish thoughts on anatomy and circulation
Geocentric theory is proven by Leeuwenhoek
Boyle's new chemical experiments show water exists on Mars
Heliocentric theory is accepted and discussed by scientists
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The cartoon is commenting on the efforts of Peter the Great to force Russian nobles to:
bow to pressures from the Ottoman Empire
prepare for military battle
adopt Western culture
conform to Asian social values
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The English parliament placed clear limits on royal power when it drafted what document in 1689
Magna Carta
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
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During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, many scientists and philosophers works:
Examined natural laws governing the universe
Favored an absolute monarchy to improve economic conditions
Received support from the Catholic Church
Relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers
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During the age of Absolutism, European monarchs sought to...
Increase human rights to their citizens
Develop better relations with Muslim rulers
Centralize political power in their nation
Encourage the growth of cooperative farms
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Leader of the Roundheads in the English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
Henry VIII
Parliament
Charles I
15
The English Bill of Rights on 1689 clearly:
allows Englishmen the freedom of speech and religion
limits royal power and ends absolutism in England
sets up a governmental framework for the English people
promises to end new colonization attempts in the New World
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Which of the following best describes Divine Right Theory?
Monarchs think God has given them the right to rule directly
Monarchs believe the first-born child is entitled to throne
Monarchs believe they can rule as long as the people consent
Monarchs think they have the right to acquire nearby land
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A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for
A return to traditional medieval ideas
Strengthening the power of the organized religions
Overseas expansion by western European nations
The use of reason for rational and logical thinking
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The Enlightenment took influence from the:
French Revolution
Scientific Revolution
American Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
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I think that people can't be trusted. They need to be controlled in order for society to work.
Locke
Voltaire
Hobbes
Rousseau
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Which system of government is characterized by centralization of power and rule by divine right
republics
democracies
absolute monarchies
limited monarchies
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Which absolute monarch emphasized military power in Prussia?
Peter the Great
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Frederick the Great
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According to Locke, people form governments to protect their:
philosophes
social contracts
loyalties
natural rights
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Which of the following is NOT a result of the Enlightenment
inspired democratic revolutions around the world
stimulation of religious tolerance
applied reason to the human world
monarchies were given longer terms
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The Catholic Church opposed the theories of the Scientific Revolution on the basis that they:
contradicted the traditional teachings from Greco-Roman
did not want to admit they were wrong
contradicted traditional Church teachings
changed thoughts about science, creation of life, world
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Which reflects an idea of Enlightenment thinkers against the belief in divine right of kings?
Independence is built by military might
The power of the government is derived from the governed
God has chosen all government rulers
A capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy
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This graphic demonstrates what Enlightenment principle, developed by whom
The supremacy of legislature; Locke
The supremacy of the legislative; Hobbes
The separation of powers; Montesquieu
The separation of powers; Voltaire
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Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains
Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
Voltaire
Descartes
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Voltaire was a philosophe who defended
the practice of slavery
freedom of speech
the free market
the noblity
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Before Copernicus introduced his theory, what was the accepted view of the Universe?
The earth and sun spun around each other
The earth and sun revolved around the moon
The sun was the center and earth spun around it
The earth was the center and the sun spun around it
30
Which enlightenment political figure envisioned the separation of powers concept of government
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Voltaire
Locke
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A process of stating a problem, a hypothesis, a research process, and conclusion
experiment
ellipse
scientific method
formal logic
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Which country can best argue that it was basically born out of rationalist thought
England
Mexico
France
United States
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The goal of the Enlightenment writers was to
limit the government from interfering with rights of people
increase support for European military conquests
support the European monarchs
uphold the divine right theory
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Enlightenment ideas helped cause the:
Scientific Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
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Who had the Palace of Versailles built as a demonstration of wealth and power?
Louis XVI
Maria Theresa
Catherine the Great
Louis XIV
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Wrote
"The Two Treatises on Government
", believed people are rational, can govern themselves?
Voltaire
Rousseau
Locke
Hobbes
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The image represents
the torture used during the Spanish Inquisition
Mrs. Roberts' greatest fear
the first public execution of a king
the beheading of Oliver Cromwell
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Which statement is false regarding the Scientific Revolution
Led to increases in education and knowledge
Gutenberg's invention helped spread ideas
Did not gain any knowledge from the rest of the world
Finding America and the Columbian Exchange spread new ideas
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“L’etat, c’est moi.”
--Louis XIV, King of France. Which thinker would agree with Louis XIV?
Rousseau
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Locke
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Inventor of the telescope
Galileo Galilei
Nicolas Copernius
Johann Kepler
Isaac Newton
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What did Locke and Jefferson believe people should do if their rights are not protected
appeal to the national religion to protect their rights
change their natural rights
overthrow their government
peacefully protest to a higher authority
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Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:
Be closer to Western Europe
Move away from famine and plague
Be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia
Move away from invading Mongols
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I think, therefore I am
Rene Descartes
William Harvey
Montesquieu
Francis Bacon
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Who saw himself as the "Sun King" of France and most powerful ruler in the world (1600s)?
Frederick the Great
Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIV
Louis XIII
