2024-25 World History Midterm Exam Review

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A government where the king, queen, or monarch's power is limited by a bill of rights.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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A government ruled by a strong military type leader, who controls power through force. Sometimes these leaders can be elected.

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Dictatorship

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A king, queen, or emperor who has total control of everything and everyone in the kingdom.

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Absolute Monarchy

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A government in which the people elect representatives to run the government.

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Republic

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According to Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory, the sun

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Was the center of the Universe

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_____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory

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Galileo Galilei

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How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?

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It made people question the authority of the Catholic Church.

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How did Martin Luther's Reformation affect the Catholic Church?

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It decreased the amount of power the Church had over the people.

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Natural Rights include: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness., Life, Liberty, and Property, Freedom, Rights to say what we want, when we want to.

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Life, Liberty, and Property

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Voltaire's most lasting contribution to political thought was his theory that the government should not interfere in religious matters.

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theory that the government should not interfere in religious matters.