World History Review Snap 2

Which of the following states one way this Enlightenment thinker influenced the American and French Revolutions?

• People should give up their rights in order to create a strong government. 
• . The legislature has the right to make laws that give absolute power to a ruler
• People have the right to rebel if their rights are denied. 
• J. Liberty can only be guaranteed in a direct democracy

Based on these maps, how did the early voyages of discovery change European trade routes? 

•  Magellan traded extensively with countries in Africa and on the continent of Australia.
• New routes expanded possible trade beyond the Mediterranean to the Americas and Asia. 
• Early European explorers sailed to India and Asia, which led to the decline of major trading cities in Europe.
•  European explorers were the first to establish trade with China and other Asian countries before the mid-1400s. 

The American and French Revolutions were turning points in global history because the results of these revolutions — 

• inspired other people seeking democracy and independence 
• demonstrated the need for strong international peacekeeping organizations 
• contributed to the end of European influence in the Western Hemisphere 
• . led to the abolition of slavery in Europe and the Americas

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use". -Galileo Galilei
How does the quote above relate to the origins of the Scientific Revolution?

• Scientists like Galileo used the teachings of the Catholic Church and believed that the scientific work they were doing should not generate new ideas. 
• .Scientists like Boyle, Copernicus, Galileo and Newton supported all the theories and discoveries of the Ancient Greeks and Romans and used these ideas instead of their own. 
• The Catholic Church supported the work of scientists and adopted all of these new ideas as the teachings of the church and in Catholic universities.
•  Scientists began to use reason and experimentation to challenge traditional beliefs and scientific theories supported by the Catholic Church and other institutions

Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer?

• All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives
• Congress shall have power to coin money, [and] regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin. 
• C. The individual States cannot coin money, declare war, or tax goods from other states. 
• Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises. 

Using both texts, which of the following states a conclusion about the impact of the Columbian Exchange as compared to more recent examples of globalization? 

• During the Columbian Exchange, the introduction of plants, fruits, and farm animals from the Old World [Europe] to the New World [the Americas] changed European diets in the same way the expansion of McDonald’s has changed American diets.
•  The examples of the Columbian Exchange and the expansion of McDonald’s indicate there is often very little impact on new regions as a result of cultural diffusion. 
• The Columbian Exchange and McDonald’s represent the influence of new products beyond the original national borders which creates change in both the country of origin and areas of expansion. 
•  Americans benefited far more than Europeans from the Columbian Exchange just as other nations have benefited more from the globalization of McDonald’s than Americans. 

These documents and legal ideas in English history were similar, in that they all —

•  limited the power of rulers who claimed divine right
•  increased religious freedom in England
•  promoted the ideas of socialism and communism
• extended the vote to all English citizens

Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and René Descartes?

•  Scientists like these accepted traditional authority and limited their experiments to accepted truths.
• The use of the scientific method became standard to solve problems and led to discoveries. 
• European governments decreased funding for scientific education based on the discoveries of scientists like these men. 
• The scientific discoveries of Roman scholars influenced the work of scientists during the Scientific Revolution

By comparing the passages from the primary source documents above, which of the following statements best summarizes a common belief shared by supporters of the 18 century American and French Revolutions?

• The pursuit of happiness is most important, and equality is not provided for all citizens. 
• Governments get their power from the people, and governments have a duty to protect the citizens. 
• The purpose of government is to rule over people and have supreme authority
• Government should support class distinctions and secure the blessings of liberty for all.

Which generalization best summarizes the views of these three authors related to the causes and consequences of the French Revolution? 

• The guillotine became the chosen method for punishing those who supported the revolution against the nobles. 
• Because of historic abuses of power, the nobility became the obvious target for the revolutionaries and the guillotine.
• Most foreigners like Thomas Jefferson had to fear for their lives as the horror of the killings at the guillotine continued. 
• The goals of liberty and equality were supported by the nobility and caused the nobility to begin a revolution against the king.