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over the the enlightenment and absolutism
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Which of the following is true about the Peace of Westphalia?
It marked the beginning of a new period for the Holy Roman Emperor
it led to huge losses of territory for France
It established Austria as the major power in Europe
It marked the end of Europe's wars of religion
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This thinker's ideas on social contract and the "general will" influenced future reformers including future revolutions
Voltaire
Rousseau
Wollstonecraft
Diderot
3
Spain's Philip II attacked England with what?
his wife Bloody Mary
The Spanish Inquisition
A massive fleet of ships
the Spanish flu
4
What type of government was created in England by the Glorius Revolution?
republic
democracy
limited monarchy
absolute monarchy
5
Peter the Great waged war against the Ottoman Empire to
break the Ottoman siege of of Vienna
gain a warm water port on the Black sea
gain a new capital for Russia
capture the Ottoman port of Constantinople
6
Louis XIV appointed royal officals from the middle class to his bureaucracy in Versailles because
they helped to check the power of the nobles and the Church
the appointments persuaded them to support the arts
he wanted to hear their ideas about governing France
they asked to participate in his morning levee ritual
7
Voltaire was imprisoned and forced into exile because he was outspoken against all the following EXCEPT
the slave trade
corrupt officials
free speech
religious prejudice
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What was the main goal of Peter the Great's travels?
sought a western European wife
sought out reforms for the Orthodox Church
gaining land for a new capital city
gaining experts and teachers to westernize Russia
9
The system of checks and balances in the US Constitution was introduced by what Enlightenment thinker?
Diderot
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Voltaire
10
Who was the Hollenzollern monarchy responsible for making Prussia power through reform and the use of its military?
Maria Theresa
James 1
Frederick II
Joseph II
11
This enlightenment thinker wrote the encyclopedia
Locke
Diderot
Hobbes
Montesquieu
12
This enlightenment thinker was one of the first womens rights activist
Shelley
Wollstonecraft
Hobbes
Voltaire
13
How did Louis XIV rule after his chief minister passed away in 1661
tried sharing power with all the nobles
he worked well with the Estate General
established a a republic called a commonwealth
he took complete control
14
Which of the following was one result of the English Bill of Rights in 1689?
Parliament gained the main responsibility for governing the kingdom
All dissenters were granted limited religious freedom
a multi-party system of government was established
the prime minister became the chief governing official
15
What contributed to the start of the English Civil War?
a disagreement over the authority of Parliament and the monarch
the Scottish king taking the English crown
Oliver Cromwell wanted to become an Absolute Monarch
a disagreement over the authority of Parliament and the church
16
A government that the person ruling is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
constitutional monarchy
democratic republic
direct democracy
absolute monarchy
17
Economist Adam Smith argued that, in a free market, business activity would be regulated by the forces of
saving and investment
wages and prices
supply and demand
manufacturing and trade
18
Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by the idea of natural law that emerged from the
Glorious Revolution
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Reformation
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Thomas Hobbes would have agreed with all of the following political thoughts of his day EXCEPT
absolute monarchy
natural rights
social contract
limited monarchy
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Who believed in the Social Contract?
Frederick the Great
Louis XIV
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
