Exploration, Science, Enlightenment and Absolutism

Question 1

The _____________________ granted religious toleration to all people in France, specifically the Huguenots.

Accepted Answer

Edict of Nantes

Question 2

What was the name of the Puritan General who deposed Charles I and ruled England for 10 years in a military dictatorship

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell

Question 3

Control of the Americas were divided between Spain and Portugal, by the pope, with the ______________________.

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Tordesillas

Question 4

___________________ was the first explorer to round the tip of Africa and land in India.

Accepted Answer

Vasco De Gama

Question 5

John Locke is famous for all of the following political concepts EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

Abolishing torture and the death penalty

Question 6

Robert Boyle is famous for his work in what field?

Accepted Answer

Chemistry

Question 7

The Royal Dynasty that controlled Russia was which family?

Accepted Answer

Romanovs

Question 8

Which philosopher believed that to have law and order, people gave up their rights to a strong ruler?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 9

Ivan IV, the 1st Tsar of Russia is also known by what name?

Accepted Answer

Ivan the Terrible

Question 10

Why is the Glorious Revolution significant to English History?

Accepted Answer

No blood was shed

Question 11

This theory claimed the Sun was the center of the Universe.

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric Theory

Question 12

The Habsburg family ruled what two empires in Europe during the Age of Absolutism?

Accepted Answer

Spain and Austria

Question 13

This economic system was based on a country amassing wealth by obtaining gold, silver, and a favorable balance of trade

Accepted Answer

Mercantalism

Question 14

The family dynasty that ruled Prussia and would eventually unite Germany, was the ________________________.

Accepted Answer

Hohenzollerns

Question 15

Which war was started as a result of the Habsburg Emperor shutting down Protestantism in the German state of Bohemia?

Accepted Answer

30 Years War

Question 16

The most enthusiastic supporter of exploration in Portugal was _________________________.

Accepted Answer

Prince Henry the Navigator

Question 17

Which famous "Renaissance Man" was pressured by the church to renounce his theories or else face death?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

Question 18

Which scientist verified Copernicus's theory that the earth and planets revolve around the sun.

Accepted Answer

Johannes Kepler

Question 19

Which English legal concept prevented the King from throwing people in jail without just cause?

Accepted Answer

Habeas Corpus

Question 20

__________________, the most famous Prussian Ruler, was an Enlightened Despot because he created a fair/lawful society

Accepted Answer

Frederick The Great

Question 21

The only thing Descartes knew for certain was __________________________

Accepted Answer

I think therefore I am

Question 22

Which conflict in England was started as a result of the persecution of Scottish Presbyterians?

Accepted Answer

English Civil War

Question 23

What French king embodied the idea of Absolutism? (He gave himself the nickname - Sun King)

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV

Question 24

Which concept was NOT part of the English Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

No torture or capital punishment

Question 25

What was the main cause of the 30 Years War?

Accepted Answer

The Habsburg emperor of Austria persecuted Protestants in a German State

Question 26

The civil servants sent out by the French Monarch to collect taxes and weaken the nobility were known as _______________

Accepted Answer

Intendents

Question 27

The scientist responsible for the Heliocentric theory was _______________________

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

Question 28

Which Russian Ruler fought the Ottoman Empire and gained access to the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea?

Accepted Answer

Catherine the Great

Question 29

Isaac Newton is most known for creating the what theory?

Accepted Answer

Universal Laws of Gravitation

Question 30

Many kings and queens in Europe believed god had chosen them specifically to rule. This is also known as _____________

Accepted Answer

Divine Right

Question 31

A system in which individual own land, business and invest wealth for profit is what?

Accepted Answer

Capitalism

Question 32

Which Habsburg, Spanish King was responsible for driving the Moors out of Spain in the event known as the Reconquista?

Accepted Answer

Philip II

Question 33

All of the following were inventions that propelled exploration EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

The telescope

Question 34

The 30 Years War was ended by what famous agreement/treaty?

Accepted Answer

Peace of Westphalia

Question 35

What doctor is famous for creating the small pox vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Edward Jenner

Question 36

Which philosopher argued for religious tolerance and freedom of speech?

Accepted Answer

Voltaire

Question 37

The Inca's and Aztecs were conquered by Spanish explorers known as the ______________________

Accepted Answer

Conquistadores

Question 38

The transfer of food, plants, and animals between the America's, Europe and Africa was known as what?

Accepted Answer

Colombian Exchange

Question 39

Who was the individual who controlled the government of France during the rule of Louis XIII?

Accepted Answer

Cardinal Richelieu

Question 40

The nobles of Prussia were given exclusive rights to be officers in the military. They are also known as ______________

Accepted Answer

Junkers

Question 41

The logical procedure for gathering and testing data is known as ________________________

Accepted Answer

Scientific Method

Question 42

Russian nobles were also known as __________________.

Accepted Answer

Boyars

Question 43

Which family ruled France for most of the 1600's and 1700's?

Accepted Answer

Bourbons

Question 44

Which of the following was NOT a way in which Peter the Great Westernized Russia?

Accepted Answer

Purchased the Spanish Armada

Question 45

God, Gold and Glory were the primary motivations behind which historic period

Accepted Answer

Exploration

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