What is the historical significance of Bastille Day?

An important symbolic victory against the French monarchy

According to Locke, what is the purpose of government?

To protect people’s natural rights

Why did Montesquieu admire the British government?

He admired the separation of power.

What was the historical significance of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?

It ended the Revolutionary War; secured independence for the Americans.

Which important document did the National Assembly publish as the official statement of their beliefs and goals?

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

What was the ancien regime?

The old social and political order of France before the Revolution

What is the historical significance of the Battle of Yorktown?

It was a decisive victory for the Americans and effectively ended the war.

What was the Scientific Revolution?

Science advanced and scientists began to base theories on experimentation

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1
A revolution in intellectual activity that changed Europeans’ view of government and society describes...
The Enlightenment
The American Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
The Reformation
2
What is the historical significance of Bastille Day?
An important symbolic victory against the French monarchy
It released hundreds of criminals in Paris, who then set the city on fire.
It was not historically significant; it is a made-up historical event.
A victory for the French government, which then blew up the Bastille
3
According to Locke, what is the purpose of government?
To protect people from their own wicked nature
To protect people’s natural rights
To protect people from isolation
To protect people’s goodness from the danger of nature
4
Which radical Jacobin leader was responsible for the Reign of Terror?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Maximilien Robespierre
Marquis de Lafayette
Louis XVI
5
What did Luther teach was necessary for salvation?
Faith and good works
Memorizing scripture
Only faith
Only good works
6
Why did Montesquieu admire the British government?
He admired the separation of power.
He admired the free public education system.
He admired the king’s absolute power.
He admired the strength of the British military.
7
A period in English history during which there was no monarch describes
The Restoration
The Interregnum
The English Civil War
The Dark Ages
8
What was the historical significance of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
It ended the 7 Years’ War; established British dominance in North America.
It ended the Thirty Years’ War; delayed German unification.
It ended the Revolutionary War; secured independence for the Americans.
It ended the Revolutionary War; Great Britain still held the 13 colonies.
9
Who is credited with beginning the Reformation?
Jan Van Eych
Peter the Great
Martin Luther
Louis XIV
10
What did Isaac Newton discover?
Black holes
Macroevolution
Gravity
The Big Dipper
11
Which European country supported and fought with the American patriots during the Revolutionary War?
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
France
12
Which important document did the National Assembly publish as the official statement of their beliefs and goals?
The French Constitution
The French Bill of Rights
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Declaration of Independence
13
Which European revolution was inspired by the ideals and success of the American Revolution?
The Haitian Revolution
The French Revolution
German Unification
Italian Unification
14
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed men were naturally brutish and wicked?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
15
What was the ancien regime?
The old social and political order of France before the Revolution
The new social and political order of France following the Revolution
The future democracy of Eastern European countries
The tyrannical absolute rule of Ivan the Terrible
16
What is the historical significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
It was the conflict in which George Washington was killed.
It ended in a ceasefire; neither the Americans nor the British won.
It was a decisive victory for the British and continued the war for years.
It was a decisive victory for the Americans and effectively ended the war.
17
What was the Scientific Revolution?
A period when technology completely replaced human labor
A medieval movement promoting astrology and alchemy
A movement focused on computer science
Science advanced and scientists began to base theories on experimentation
18
What specific issues did Luther's 95 Theses attack?
Selling of indulgences
Church architecture
Worship music
The sacraments
19
According to Locke, people have the right to overthrow a corrupt government.
False
True
20
Which important astronomer had to stand trial before the Catholic church for his new theories on astronomy
Jan Hus
Michelangelo
Galileo Galilei
Aristotle
21
Which philosophical and intellectual movement in Europe inspired the ideals of the American Revolution?
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
The Scientific Revolution
The Restoration
22
Which important French leader seized power after the French Revolution?
Jacques-Louis David
René Desbrouilles
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean Chalamet
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Which Scientific Revolution theorist supported empiricism?
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes

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