Changes in Europe IV

Question 1

Who wrote that people are born with a tabula rasa, completely shaped by their experiences?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 2

According to John Locke, what is the purpose of gov't?

Accepted Answer

To protect citizens' rights.

Question 3

He was a French writer who criticized Christianity & advocated deism (clockmaker god).

Accepted Answer

Voltaire

Question 4

Who was a 2nd-century Greek astronomer who believed the EARTH was the center of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy

Question 5

How did the Peace of Westphalia impact the Holy Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

ALL of these are correct

Question 6

In what year was the first iPad released?

Accepted Answer

2010

Question 7

What country's gov't did Montesquieu identify with separation of powers and 3 branches?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 8

What book did Mary Wollstonecraft write?

Accepted Answer

Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Question 9

What system did Copernicus believe, with the sun at the center?

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric system

Question 10

Who created the world's first encyclopedia, 28 volumes?

Accepted Answer

Denis Diderot

Question 11

These were elegant drawing rooms where thinkers met to share Enlightenment ideas.

Accepted Answer

Salons

Question 12

He wrote "The Wealth of Nations" and called for laissez-faire ("let it go") economics.

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith

Question 13

Who wrote that government should be all-powerful & absolute, like a Leviathan?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 14

How many Electoral votes does a candidate need to win the Presidency?

Accepted Answer

270

Question 15

What name is given to William & Mary’s 1688 “invasion” of England?

Accepted Answer

Glorious Revolution

Question 16

What country emerged from the Seven Years' War as the greatest colonial power?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 17

The idea that Earth is at the center of the universe is called a _______ system.

Accepted Answer

Geocentric

Question 18

Who wrote that people have natural rights & gov't should be limited to protecting those rights?

Accepted Answer

John Locke, Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

What country experienced a devastating earthquake this past week?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 20

What continent is highlighted on this map?

Accepted Answer

Europe

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