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1
What English philosopher came up with the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
Johannes Kepler
Plato
Michelangelo
2
William and Mary were forced to accept the ___________ before taking the throne
Glorious Revolution
Levellers
English Bill of Rights
Long Parliament
3
The Sun King / the light that shined upon France
Louis XIV (the 14th)
Peter the Great
Louis XIII (the 13th)
James II
4
The female Enlightenment thinker who advanced a strong statement for women’s rights
Mary Wollstonecraft
Catherine the Great
Susan B. Anthony
Gloria Steinem
5
In the scientific method, scientists propose a logical ___________, which they then test.
hypothesis
contradict
heliocentric
calculus
6
Which of the following is NOT one of the key motivators for European exploration?
Gold
Guns
Glory
God
7
According to laissez-faire economist Adam Smith a government should
Regulate the wages, hours, and working conditions of laborers
Leave the economy alone
Acquire gold and silver wealth through trade
Impose local tariffs to protect local manufacturing
8
What was the effect of “Old World” diseases on the Americas?
It caused a drastic decline in the European population.
The diseases had virtually no effect due to the fresh air in the Americas.
It caused a drastic decline in the indigenous population.
It strengthened the immune systems of everyone exposed.
9
The Spanish who came to the Americas to conquer were known as
Conquistadors
Matadors
Regugiados
Reconquistas
10
Which country failed to have any true absolutist rulers?
France
Prussia
Spain
Russia
11
What was the main effect of the printing press?
The ever-expanding reading public sought to gain knowledge.
The price of books went up and they became a luxury only for the rich
There was a 300 year long ink shortage.
The Pope’s power increased.
12
What war led Prussia to rise in power after the Holy Roman Empire could not unite itself?
The Thirty Years War
The Glorious Revolution
The One Hundred Years War
The English Civil War
13
The Dutch East India Company was the world’s first multinational corporation. What does that mean?
It operated in multiple countries
It was jointly owned by shareholders
It used its own currency
It worked with several other corporations
14
Portugal claimed Brazil through the
Council of the Indies
Treaty of Tordesillas
Encomienda system
Privateer
15
Why did Catherine the Great ultimately not make any changes related to the Enlightenment?
She was Catholic
She really wanted to keep the death penalty
She wanted to keep the support of the nobles
She was assassinated before she could make those changes
16
What term could be used to describe Baroque art?
Extravagant
Secular
Monochromatic
Symmetrical
17
Ruler who alienated the Catholic Church and the nobility because of his enlightened reforms
Joseph II
Peter the Great
Frederick William I
Frederick the Great
18
Montesquieu came up with the idea of separation of powers. What is that?
A form of government that allows for church and state to be separate.
Form of gov where the economy is left alone
Form of gov where multiple branches limit and control each other
Form of government that enforces strict obedience to authority
19
What movement inspired the Enlightenment?
The Reformation
The Renaissance
The Age of Exploration
The Scientific Revolution
20
Ferdinand Magellan is remembered as the first European to circumnavigate the globe. What does that mean?
Travel halfway around the world
Travel completely around the world
Make a spherical globe of the world.
Make a map of the world.
21
When scientists use the
scientific method
they base their findings on
Taking surveys and intuition
Hypotheses and second-hand information
Predestination and data analysis
Observation and experimentation
22
The Medici family
A family of inventors who made inventions such as the flying machine.
A family of bankers who had power and influence over Florence.
A group of monks who helped the printing press by printing Bibles.
A family of Florentine artists who created masterpieces
23
What happened to Charles I at the end of the English Civil War that did not happen to any other previous ruler?
He was forgiven for his wrongdoings and kept the throne
He stepped down from the throne
He was executed
He died of a stroke
24
What is an
indulgence
?
A document signed by the Church that is said to reduce time in purgatory
The state of going to heaven through faith alone or faith and good works.
The process of being justified or deemed worthy of salvation by God.
The idea that God has pre-determined who is going to heaven and who isn't
25
What was the new capital of Russia under Peter the Great called?
St. Petersburg
St. Mary
Istanbul
St. Petersville
26
Rulers who did accept some of the ideas of the Enlightenment but continued to hold tremendous power
Great
Enlightened Despots
Rococo
Salons
27
To “westernize” Russia what did Peter the Great have men do?
Shave their beards
Commit suicide
Wear face coverings
Build Moscow
28
Which one of these is a way that Renaissance art differed from art of the Middle Ages?
It showed important people, not everyday life.
Backgrounds were deep and used perspective to show distance.
The subjects were mainly religious.
It used gold backgrounds.
29
Published a 28 volume encyclopedia to spread Enlightenment ideas and change the general way of thinking
John Locke
Denis Diderot
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
30
Which was NOT a criticism of the Roman Catholic Church leading up to the Protestant Reformation?
The Church was selling indulgences to fund grandiose projects.
The Church was doing baptisms which many disagreed with.
Church leaders weren't often equipped to deal with people’s spiritual needs
The Church had excessive powers.
31
What made the Glorious Revolution so glorious?
It was a very costly war
It occurred without bloodshed
It involved newly created weapons
The English gained their independence
32
Why is the Renaissance considered a “rebirth?”
Humanism brought a renewed interest in the works of Enlightenment thinkers
More babies than ever before were being born.
Humanism brought a renewed interest in the works of classical Greece & Rome
The Catholic Church made a lot of changes to their practices
33
What was the result of Louis XIV’s persecution of the Huguenots
They rose against him in war.
The entire group was killed off.
They formed a new French state.
They left France causing a blow to the French economy.
34
What was the Columbian Exchange
a result of?
The Scientific Revolution
Exploration
Evangelization
Disease
35
What does the term heliocentric mean?
A person who is an expert in wisdom or knowledge
Being sun-centered
To go against
A branch of mathematics
36
As the father of modern rationalism Rene Descartes believed that people could discover basic truths through
Traditional sources of knowledge
Reasoning
Experimentation
Observation
37
What was the effect of Louis XIV’s reign on the French army?
It lost many wars
It ceased to exist
It became the weakest in Europe
It became the strongest in Europe
38
What is
Lutheranism
?
Religious doctrine: believes in baptism as an adult.
Religious doctrine: English king has control over the religion of England
Religious doctrine: faith & good works to be needed for salvation.
Religious doctrine: declares faith alone to be necessary for salvation.
39
Where would 18th century writers, artists and more gather to discuss the ideas of the philosophes?
Rococo
Salons
Baroque
Coffeehouses
40
The leader of the Roundheads during the English Civil War
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Henry VIII
Parliament
41
How did the printing press affect the quantity and the cost of books?
The amount of books increased, the price of books increased.
The amount of books increased, the price of books decreased.
The amount of books decreased, the price of books decreased.
The amount of books decreased, the price of books increased.
42
Which of the following is true about Baroque art?
It was not popular in Europe. Just in the Americas.
represents the power of secularism that emerged during the sci revolution
It represents the power of the Protestant Church during the reformation.
It represents the resurgence of the Catholic Church in response to attacks.
