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Chapter 21 The Enlightenment and Revolutions Test Review
Chapter 21 The Enlightenment and Revolutions Test Review
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1
Explains why planetary bodies stay in orbit around the sun
rococo
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Universal Law of Gravitation
2
Which idea of Montesquieu has been incorporated into the U.S. Consitution
separation of powers
social contract
religious tolerance
economic laissez-faire
3
America's first constitution
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
4
Father of modern rationalism
Rene Descartes
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
John Locke
5
Created a British tax on newspapers and other printed materials.
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
6
First European to explore the universe with a telescope.
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Rene Descartes
John Locke
7
Which founding document reflects the American colonists' fear of a strong central government?
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
8
N their battle 4 control of Silesia, which 2 nations started the Seven Years' War n Europe
France and Spain
India and Great Britain
Austria and Prussia
Russia and Germany
9
Frederick II, Joseph II, and Catherine II were enlightened absolutists whose main goal was to
reinforce the supremacy of the nobility
uphold the rights of the working class
safeguard the welfare of the state
abolish the system of serfdom
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Voltaire championed the religious philosophy of deism, which was based on
superstition
biblical text
human nature and social conflict
reason and natural law
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Believed that the universe was heliocentric
Rene Descartes
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
John Locke
12
Argued that people are born with a blank mind.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Rene Descartes
Galileo Galilei
John Locke
13
According to Rousseau's concept of the social contract,
a society agrees to be governed by its general will
the government should not interfere in economic affairs.
a government should exact harsh punishment for crime.
people should be governed by their individual morality.
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The scientific method grew out of the belief that the world is best understood through
the teachings of Aristotle
direct observation
imagination
a geocentric view of the universe
15
Ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that guarantee certain freedoms.
List of Grievances
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
16
Because scholarship was considered the exclusive domain of men, female scientists often had to
be sponsored by a scientist
marry before pursuing a career
publish their work anonymously.
limit their research to certain fields
17
Idea that the state should not interfere with the economy.
Stamp Act
Universal Law of Gravitation
Laissez-Faire
rococo
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Why did France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic help American colonists win their independence?
These nations wanted revenge against the British Empire
Colonists agreed to give up land in North America 4 support
British refused 2 recognize the sovereignty of the monarchs
Other nations were supplying Great Britain with weapons
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Style that emphasized grace and charm.
rococo
Univeral Law of Gravitation
Laissez-faire
Bill of Rights
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Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War?
France was forced to withdraw from India
Austria regained control of Silesia from Prussia
Russia gained control of Prussian lands
France gained control of Britain's holdings in India
