What was the function of Parliament?

Serve as a check and balance over the monarch

During the High Middle Ages and into the Renaissance period, Monarchs practiced absolutism, or?

Absolute, unchecked rule over their people

Of your choices below, which is the most historically significant occurrence of the English Civil War?

For the first time a monarch had been tried and executed by his own people.

Which is a similarity between the American and French Revolutions?

Both revolutionary forces overthrew a monarch for unfair taxes

Scottish economist Adam Smith supported an economic system…

where businesses compete for profit with little or no gov't intervention.

Why is the storming of the Bastille prison still celebrated in France today?

It signaled the end of the absolute monarchy and a step toward freedom

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1
What led people in France to question the inequalities of the "old regime"?
Playwrights relatable to everyday people
Enlightenment ideas
Italian Renaissance Art
Reformation ideas
2
During the Enlightenment thinkers developed new ideas about government and?
Trade
All of the above
Human rights
Religious reform
3
What was the function of Parliament?
Protect the divine right of the Monarch
Serve as a check and balance over the monarch
Preserve the Greek and Roman classics
Commission Northern European Renaissance art
4
During the 1200s English rulers called on the Great Council for advice. The Great Council evolved into?
Monarchy
Parliament
Oligarchy
Congress
5
During the High Middle Ages and into the Renaissance period, Monarchs practiced absolutism, or?
Absolute participation in the Church of England
Absolute, unchecked rule over their people
Absolute commitment to forming a limited monarchy
Absolute political participation among the population
6
Revolutionary ideas in the Magna Carta were?
All of the above
The Monarch must obey the law
Citizens established rights cannot be infringed upon
Citizens have inherent rights
7
Which was a result of the English Civil War?
A king was held accountable by his own people
Parliament tried and killed Charles I
England officially became a republic led by Oliver Cromwell
All of the above
8
Of your choices below, which is the most historically significant occurrence of the English Civil War?
The Roundheads got their name from their hair cut close to their heads.
For the first time a monarch had been tried and executed by his own people.
A Puritan became the leader of England.
Parliament declared it could not be dissolved without its consent.
9
Using the methods of the ______, Enlightenment thinkers set out to study human behavior & solve the problems of society.
Protestant Reformation
Roman Empire
Scientific Revolution
Italian Renaissance
10
Which is a similarity between the American and French Revolutions?
Both used the guillotine as a consequence of supporting the monarchy
Both revolutionary forces overthrew a monarch for unfair taxes
Both supported the Church becoming part of the State
All of the above
11
The French Revolution…?
Changed the social order
Abolished the monarchy
Brought the French Catholic Church under State control
All of the above
12
After the Glorious Revolution, the next ruling family of England was forced by Parliament to approve the?
All of the above
Wars against France
The English Bill of Rights
The closing of theaters and taverns
13
Scottish economist Adam Smith supported an economic system…
where businesses compete for profit with little or no gov't intervention.
where taxes are approved by Parliament.
where businesses share profits to best allocate wealth to everyday people.
where indulgences are sold by the Church.
14
John Locke Locke believed people have _____, or rights that belonged to all humans from birth.
The Magna Carta
Natural Rights
Humanism
Scholasticism
15
Why is the storming of the Bastille prison still celebrated in France today?
Citizens were able to access weapons to defend themselves
It signaled the end of the absolute monarchy and a step toward freedom
The commanders and officers of the prison were executed
Thomas Jefferson witnessed the event and recorded his accounts
16
Charles’ brother, James II, inherited power & was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. What about this was "glorious"?
Parliament asserted rights over a monarch
It was a warless overthrow of the king
There was no bloodshed, the king fled on his own
All of the above
17
What led to the English Civil War?
Taxes were raised without first consulting Parliament
Parliament tried & executed Charles I’s chief ministers.
The Stuart Monarchs did not work well with Parliament
All of the above

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