7th Grade Social Studies Midterm Review

The belief that power was granted by god.

• Divine Right
• Declaration of Right
• Petition of Right
• Dead Right

Charles I was beheaded during this countries' Civil War.

• France
• Spain
• England
• Russia

Peter the Great is from...

• Austria
• Spain
• England
• Russia

This is a ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people.

• Supreme Monarch
• Absolute Monarch
• Monarch
• Queen

Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of Frances wealth and power.

• Taj Mahal

• Buckingham Palace

• Versailles

What is an absolute monarchy?

• The power is in the hands of all.
• All of the power is given to the people and no power is given to the monarch.
• The king (monarch) has all of the power.

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  

•  By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
•  By reading classic literature
• By collecting samples of plant life
•  By forming new government ideas 

The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….? 

• Divine-right rulers  
• The middle class
• A strong military
• The people

Who was the Enlightenment thinker to first suggest the separation of powers & checks and balances in government?  

• Voltaire
• John Locke
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Rousseau

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?    

• Voltaire
• John Locke
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Rousseau