World History B Unit 5 Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

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Like Peter the Great, what did Catherine seek to strengthen during her rule?

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the institution of serfdom

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What ideals of the Enlightenment influenced Catherine the Great's leadership?

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She emulated European models and corresponded with Voltaire and other philosophers.

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What is the main idea behind the Enlightenment?

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reason is the primary source of authority and legitimacy

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Which scientist endorsed Nicolaus Copernicus's heliocentric view of the solar system?

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Isaac Newton

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Which BEST describes the scientific method?

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It emphasizes the use of experiments to prove ideas.

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What did Catherine the Great and Peter the Great have in common?

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both sought to reform the Russian government based on European models

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Why is Frederick the Great considered an enlightened despot?

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Although inspired by Enlightened thought, he retained absolute power.

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What actions by Peter III led to the coup by Catherine the Great? Options: His unnecessary spending of tax revenue. He intervened in a dispute that many in the court felt would lead to unnecessary war. His emphasis on enlightened absolutism.

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He intervened in a dispute that many in the court felt would lead to unnecessary war.

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Why is the scientific revolution considered a revolution?

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It introduced new scientific ways of seeing and interacting with the universe.

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Which of the following were highlights of Frederick the Great's reign? Options: the protection and preservation of natural habitats, the reformation of the judicial system that allowed men not of noble stock to become judges and senior bureaucrats, the establishment of higher taxes on the richest population

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the reformation of the judicial system that allowed men not of noble stock to become judges and senior bureaucrats