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Absolutism and Revolutions
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1
Who proposed the heliocentric theory?
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
2
In Spanish Latin America, people who were of mixed European and Indian ancestry were called
mulattoes
Mestizos
criollos
peninsulares
3
What was Napoleon’s title when he presented France with the Napoleonic Codes?
Emperor
Prime Minister
First Consul
General
4
After the coup d’etat and resignation of the Directory, one of the first things Napoleon did was to
present France with a constitution
declare himself Emperor
execute Royalists
form a military dictatorship
5
For Europe, the
most
positive result of the Congress of Vienna was that
the balance of power was restored
Napoleon would never rule again
Europe formed economic alliances
European countries worked together
6
One of Baron de Montesquieu’s key ideas was
natural rights
equality within society
creating checks and balances
separating church and state
7
How did French philosopher René Descartes contribute to the Scientific Revolution?
developed mathematical principles
made discoveries about the universe
invented new scientific instruments
developed new ways to solve problems
8
Why was Russia’s defeat of France the turning point in the Napoleonic Wars?
French people no longer supported Napoleon
Napoleon's empire turned against him
Napoleon escaped to America
The French was reinvigorated
9
A cause of the French Revolution was Louis XIV’s pursuit of
heading Parliament
Catholicism
absolute authority
Protestantism
10
Which revolutions were caused by a reaction to absolute authority?
Glorious and American
American and French
Glorious and French
French, American, and Glorious
11
Which three topics became a major focus of the Enlightenment?
classicism, humanism, individualism
spirituality, religion, chivalry
astronomy, mathematics, physics
rights and responsibilities, politics, reason
12
The heliocentric theory states that the center of the universe is the earth.
True
False
13
Political instability in the emerging Latin American countries was due in part to
better education for all
conflicting views on government
cultural similarities
increased trade and commerce
14
The Magna Carta had what effect on English monarchs?
only kings could rule England
monarchs had absolute power
monarchs had to respect basic rights of citizens
monarchs had to be born in foreign countries
15
The Declaration of the Rights of Man made all French
citizens equal
before the law by
removing the king from power
creating separation between church and state
abolishing the three estates
forcing aristocracy to give up land
16
A goal of the Glorious Revolution was to protect the monarch's power.
True
False
17
Napoleon's new constitution gave him full control over the government.
True
False
18
Saint Domingue's economy was dependent on sugar plantations
False
True
19
Francis Bacon created the scientific method.
True
False
20
African enslaved persons outnumbered free people 10 to 1 in Saint-Domingue, which led to
strong control by plantation owners
the release of General Toussaint L'Ouverture
a massive and successful uprising
a good education for Toussaint L'Ouverture