Absolutism, Revolutions, & Enlightenment

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Maximillian Robespierre's reign in France during the Revolution was characterized by...

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Mass executions

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Why did King Louis XIV of France build the massive new royal palace at Versailles?

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He forced the nobles to live there, thereby maintaining control over them.

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Which scientist discovered the circulatory system of the human body?

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William Harvey

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Why was the concept of "divine right" so important for absolute monarchs in Europe?

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justified the king's right to rule.

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What was a result of the Enlightenment?

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It fueled democratic revolutions around the world.

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Which of the following events is associated with the French Revolution?

• The Reign of Terror
• The Battle of Yorktown
• The Watergate Scandal
• The Boston Tea Party

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The Reign of Terror

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What does the heliocentric theory state is at the center of the universe?

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The Sun

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Which of these events came first?

• The American Revolution
• The French Revolution
• Napoleon Bonaparte taking power in France
• The Mexican Revolution

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The American Revolution

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Who was the father of modern physics, as well as the creator of calculus and the discoverer of gravity?

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Isaac Newton