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Unit-7 Enlightenment & Revolutions
Unit-7 Enlightenment & Revolutions
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1
Which revolution was started by a slave rebellion?
American
Mexican
Haitian
French
2
Charles II's reign is known as the "Restoration" because he brought back...
the monarchy
the military
Puritan morality
Catholicism
3
Prior to the 1500's, a knowledge and understanding of the world was derived from...
Newton & the Pope
The Church & Roman Scholars
The Bible
The Church & Pope
4
Thomas Hobbes believed in the idea that people had to submit their rights to a strong ruler, or
social contract theory
democracy
separation of powers
natural born rights
5
How did colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre killings?
as a reason to trust the British
as a reason to tax Great Britain
as a call to war
as propaganda
6
The law that states that gravitation holds the solar system together was put forth by
Kepler
Copernicus
Newton
Galileo
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Absolutism arose due to...
Enlightenment ideas
the failure of democracy
constant warfare and religious upheavel
the rising status of women
8
Who liberated Peru, Chile, and Argentina?
Jean Jacques Dessalines
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Maximilen Robespierre
Jose de San Martin
9
What cause did all of the revolutions have in common?
slavery
foreign rulers
Enlightenment ideas
heavy taxes
10
The first area of study affected by the Scientific Revolution
ALCHEMY
ASTRONOMY
PHYSICS
BIOLOGY
11
The Declaration of Independence was mostly based on the ideas of...
Voltaire
Montesquieu
John Locke
Hobbes
12
Why did the British sell opium to the Chinese?
They feared their superiority
They wanted to get it out of their country
They wanted more opportunities to trade
They liked getting people high
13
Napoleon's seizure of power was known as a/an...
il potere
coup d'etat
l'etat c'est moi
bourgoisie
14
The political theory of absolutism was put forth by
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
15
How did Russian troops slow Napoleon's advance?
strategical blockade
endless negotiations
scorched-earth policy
advanced weaponry
16
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued
that heaven did not exist
that the sun revolved around Earth
that Earth revolved around the sun
against the law of gravity
17
Who wrote common sense?
James madison
Bill Clinton
George Washington
Thomas Payne
18
Who were the Bourgeoisie in Revolutionary France?
Peasants
Upper Class
Kings
Middle Class
19
Napoleon...
established government-run schools
was exiled twice
created a unified code of laws
All of the Above
20
Theories are explanations for why or how something happens based on
what people can observe about a thing or event
conclusions drawn from experimentation
scientific truths
proven facts
21
Who sought to westernize Russia by raising women's status and introducing potatoes?
Louis XIV
Peter the Great
Czar Alexander II
Ivan the Terrible
22
The French philosophes
supported state censorship of ideas contrary to their own.
were intellectuals who meant to change the world with reason
flourished in an atmosphere of government support.
sought no extension of Enlightenment to other disciplines.
23
Which of the following scientists supported geocentric theory?
Galileo
Kepler
Ptolemy
Copernicus
24
Which part of the Estates General paid most of the taxes yet had the least say?
Third Estate
Fourth Estate
First Estate
Second Estate
25
Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
Robespierre's Execution
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
Napoleon becoming Emperor
Bastille Day
26
The French announced support for the United States after the American victory at
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Boston
Philadelphia
27
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guaranteed freedom for _____ citizens.
American
English
Venezulean
French
28
Miguel Hidalgo inspired a rebellion that eventually lead to independence for what country?
Peru
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
29
Why did the American colonies revolt?
no representation in Parliment
ideas of the Enlightenment
heavy taxes
All of the Above
30
According to the Declaration of Independence, what was America’s new status?
a new nation
a territory of Great Britain
a national holiday
a partner with Canada
31
Which group held the most power in Latin America?
Africans
Peninsulares
Mulattos
Metizos
