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Enlightenment and Revolution
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A sudden overthrow of the government is a?
escalation
coup d'etat
commune
proletariat
2
America's first constitution was called the?
Act of Union
Articles of Confederation
First Continental Congress
Bill of Rights
3
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was?
available equally to men and women
given only to those Napoleon favored
based on ability rather than rank or birth
designed to keep the middle class out of positions
4
A country's sense of unique identity is?
constitutionalism
conservatism
liberalism
nationalism
5
Who was the first European to explore the universe with a telescope?
Girabaldi Rococo
Michelangelo
Galileo Galilei
Rafael Munoz
6
Which of the following conditions caused the collapse of Napoleon's Grand Empire?
the drain of Napoleon's many wars
France's strong economy
laziness within his bureaucracy
the spread of liberalism
7
The blend of Islam and Hinduism on the lives of _ in the Mogul Emp. could be complicated.
Muslims
peasants
women
Hindus
8
The belief that the ruler gets his power from God and not from his subjects is the
Roman rule.
divine right of kings.
Magna Carta.
Rule of Law.
9
Which idea of Baron Montesquieu has been incorporated into the U.S. Constitution?
separation of governmental powers
social contract
religious tolerance
economic laissez-faire
10
The threat to restore Louis XVI to the throne caused the French Revolution to?
pursue the goal of equality
spread to other countries
fail in its attempt to reform French society
become more radical
11
Members of the Paris Commune who wore long pants to identify with common people?
laissez-faire
sans-culottes
fluer-de-lis
roman-ceasars
12
One effect of the slave trade on African societies was
decrease in population in some areas.
transfer of European political ideas.
flourishing of arts and culture.
decrease in warfare.
13
The belief that people should be free from government restraint is?
Liberalism
Communism
Fascism
Nationalism
14
Which founding document reflects the colonists' fear of a strong central government?
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
15
Voltaire championed the religious philosophy of deism, which was based on?
superstition
human nature and social conflict
reason and natural law
biblical text
16
The scientific method grew out of the belief that the world is best understood through?
a geocentric view of the universe
direct observation
the teachings of Aristotle
imagination
17
Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly's decrees because?
thousands of armed Parisians descended on the palace
his attempt to escape to Poland had failed
it was the only way he could remain mayor of Paris
the army turned against him and threatened to execute him
18
According to Rousseau's concept of the social contract?
a government should exact harsh punishment for crime
people should be governed by their individual morality
the government should not interfere in economic affairs
a society agrees to be governed by its general will
19
Because it could not govern effectively after the Reign of Terror, the Directory had to?
abolish slavery in the French colonies
rely upon the military to enforce its authority
turn to the bourgeoisie for protection
agree to share power with the clergy
20
The economic crisis that triggered the French Revolution was caused by?
weak demand for consumer products
bad harvests and a slowdown in manufacturing
the Revolutionary War in America
widespread corruption in the government
21
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety who enforced Reign of Terror policies was?
Napoleon
Robespierre
Voltaire
Danton
22
In 1789, the French peasants were reacting to the high cost of bread, high taxes, and?
foreign intervention
treatment of women
religious persecution
political inequality
23
The Southeast Asian states were ruled under 4 types of political systems, which included
Buddhist emperors.
Islamic kings.
Vietnamese kings.
Javanese kings.
24
Enlightened absolutists main goal was to?
abolish the system of serfdom
reinforce the supremacy of the nobility
uphold the rights of the working class
safeguard the welfare of the state
25
The exchange of plants and animals between the Americas and Europe is the
Atlantic Market.
Columbian Exchange.
Food for guns exchange.
Cortez Exchange.
26
For control of Silesia, which two nations set the stage for the Seven Years' War in Europe?
Russia and Germany
France and Spain
Austria and Prussia
India and Great Britain
27
Chinese families held _ in high regard.
their elderly.
their children.
the women in their families.
their neighbors.
28
Because scholarship was considered the exclusive domain of men, female scientists often had to?
limit their research to certain fields
publish their work anonymously
marry before pursuing a career
be sponsored by a male scientist
29
British tax on newspapers and other printed materials was the?
Stamp Act
Declaratory Act
Boston Port Act
Sugar Act
30
Who is considered the father of modern rationalism?
Galileo Galilei
Benjamin Franklin
Rene Descartes
Nicolas Copernicus
31
The idea that the state should not interfere with the economy is?
conscription
communism
laissez-faire
constrictions
32
Which of the following did the Ottoman Turks control?
Persia
India
the Balkans
Rome
33
What was the style that emphasized grace and charm?
Traditionalism
Rococo
Cubism
Impressionism
34
The ideas of _ can be found in the Decl. of Independence and the US Constitution.
Miguel de Cervantes
John Calvin
John Locke
Thomas Wilson
35
The word "harem" means
"palace of the women."
"sacred place."
"private domain."
"hidden council."
36
Who believed that the universe was heliocentric?
Thomas Aquinas
Pope Gregory VII
John Locke
Nicolaus Copernicus
37
Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War?
France gained control of Britain's holdings in India
Russia gained control of Prussian lands
Austria regained control of Silesia from Prussia
France was forced to withdraw from India
38
Which prison was attacked at the outset of the French Revolution?
Pa de Calais
Bastille
Versailles Palace
the Parisian
39
The ten amendments that guarantee certain freedoms were the?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Bill of Rights
40
The post-revolutionary leader who advocated restoring the monarchy throughout Europe?
Franz von Ferdinand
Klemens von Metternich
George von Klaus
Otto von Bismark
41
What do we call the the middle class, including professionals?
proletariat
elite
bourgeoisie
liberals
42
What explains why planetary bodies stay in orbit around the sun?
universal law of gravitation
laws of lunar motion
laws of earthly rotation
laws of evolution
43
Napoleon's plan to weaken the British economy was the?
Continental System
Contribution System
Communist System
Compilation System
44
Reflecting Enlightenment thought, the Decl. of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed?
a movement to restore the monarchy
equal rights for women in political life
an end to aristocratic privileges
the importance of the Bastille
45
Europeans began to explore an expand in the 1500s because they wanted to
spread Christianity to a new world.
discover a new world.
gain riches, find adventure, and spread religion
find riches and adventure.
46
Who argued that people are born with a blank mind?
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
47
When the Congress of Vienna for peace talks after Napoleon's defeat, their aim was to?
reignite the spirit of the French Revolution
restore European monarchs to power
allow France to reclaim territories it lost in the war
select a nation to lead all of Europe
48
The right of powerful nations to maintain order throughout Europe?
enlightenment
rationalism
principle of intervention
principle of motivation
