The Russians defeated Napoleon’s Grand Army by

Retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed what?

equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women

The difference between the Girondins and the Mountain was that

The Girondins wanted the king alive

The three major parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire was

The French Empire, the dependent states and the allied states

Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because

Thousands of armed Parisian women marched the palace

Which Estate in France paid all of the taxes?

Peasants and poor working class people, 3rd Estate

Galileo’s observations seemed to indicate that

The heavenly bodies were composed of material substance

What was Montesquieu's greatest political contribution?

analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances

In its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention...

Pursued a policy of dechristianization

Isaac Newton’s universal law of gravitation ...

Showed how one law could explain all motion in the universe

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1
Maximillien Robespierre was the leader of which brutal organization?
French Fear
Committee of Public Fear
Committee of Public Safety
Reign of Fun
2
The Russians defeated Napoleon’s Grand Army by
Making an attack on Turkey
Retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside
Waiting to ambush the invading army
Splitting their forces in half and attacking from two sides
3
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed what?
equal rights for all citizens, including political rights for women
an end to the National Police Force
an end to the monarchy and the abolishing of a National Assembly
equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women
4
The difference between the Girondins and the Mountain was that
The Girondins wanted the king alive
The Mountain were not members of the Tennis Court Oath
The Girondins were elected by the people
The Girondins were radicals
5
The three major parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire was
France, Morocco and Algeria
Austria, Prussia and Serbia
The French Empire, the dependent states and the allied states
The First estate, the Second Estate and the Third Estate
6
Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because
His attempt to flee the country failed
The army turned against him
It was the only way he would be allowed to remain mayor of Paris
Thousands of armed Parisian women marched the palace
7
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was based on?
Height
Nobility keeping high-ranking positions
Merit, not birth or rank
Whoever Napoleon liked
8
_____ was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state.
England
France
Prussia
Spain
9
The American nation's first constitution was called the?
Constitution of the United States of America
Articles of Confederation
Rights of Man
Bill of Rights
10
Napoleons coup d'etat overthrew what to establish his Consulate?
Legislative Assembly
City Mayor
The Directory
British Government
11
Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should do what?
Use inductive reasoning
Leave nature alone
Use chance to study nature
Rely solely on the Bible
12
Which Estate in France paid all of the taxes?
Peasants and poor working class people
3rd Estate
2nd Estate
1st Estate
13
Under the Constitution of 1791, the _____ would make all the laws.
King
National Assembly
House of Commons
Legislative Assembly
14
Galileo’s observations seemed to indicate that
Copernicus and Kepler were wrong in their beliefs about the moon goddess
The catholic Church’s beliefs about the moon were correct
Plato was correct about the way the planets were arranged
The heavenly bodies were composed of material substance
15
The Enlightenment was based on what intellectual movement from the Renaissance?
Culturism
Humanism
De-Christianization
Realism
16
Who was the Vodou priest who led the Maroons on plantation raids?
Al’ Dorulan
Francois Mackandal
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Vincent Oge
17
What was Montesquieu's greatest political contribution?
analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances
theory that the government should interfere with religious matters
identification of the natural laws that governed human society
idea that punishments should be brutal to be effective
18
The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
Defend France from threats
Drain all the canals
Restore order to Brussels
Protect the Paris Commune from thieves
19
_____ was the first to argue the sun, not the Earth, was at the center of the universe.
Johannes Kepler
Ptolemy
Nicholas Copernicus
Martin Luther
20
To Voltaire and many other philosophers, the universe was
A divine creation
Like a clock
Constructed like a flower
Unknowable at all
21
In its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention...
Pursued a policy of dechristianization
Declared new national holidays
Ordered the building of new libraries and universities
Drafted yet another constitution
22
Who led the slave revolt that resulted in Haitian independence?
Francois Mackandal
Al’ Dorulan
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Vincent Oge
23
In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by
The bitter Russian winter
Combined French and Swiss army
The superior British navy
The Duke of Wellington
24
Isaac Newton’s universal law of gravitation ...
Refuted Galileo’s theory of universal movement
Showed how one law could explain all motion in the universe
Was laughed at by Galileo, Kepler and Copernicus
Was denounced by the Anglican Church
25
John Locke’s ideas suggest that people were...
Inherently self-centered
Born either good or bad
Naturally inclined to be stupid
Molded by their experiences

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