World History 2019 Mid-Term Exam

The belief that kings got their power to rule from God was known as

• European absolutism

• a dictatorship

• divine right of kings

• a democracy

When monarchs had total control over everything in their kingdom it was known as

• European absolutism

• a dictatorship

• divine right of kings

• a democracy

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were similar in the sense that they both

• gave royalty unlimited power

• established limits on government

• established rules on how people could become elected to lead the country

• gave peasants unlimited power to rule the country

One major thing the Magna Carta accomplished was to

• give unlimited power to the peasants

• give the king insight into the problems of the common man

• give nobles land

• place the king under the law

One of the main accomplishments of the English Bill of Rights was that

• it essentially gave Parliament power over the monarchy

• it gave the king constitutional and civil rights

• it gave the king power to raise and keep armies during peacetime

• it gave the king the right to name individual members to Parliament

Which enlightenment philosopher gave us the idea of separation of powers?

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

Which enlightenment philosopher believed in a direct democracy, gave us the idea that people voted to express the general will of people and that laws were made for the public good.

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

Why did King Charles have problems with Parliament?

• His ego was too big and Parliament did not like that.

• Parliament wanted to end Monarchial rule in England

• Parliament wanted to raise taxes to distribute to the poor

• He wanted to raise taxes and Parliament did not want to allow him to do this.

What event caused the English Parliament to raise an army?

• The king raised his own army so they wanted protection from him.

• The Scots started to attack cities in England

• France was massing troops on the shoreline and were getting ready to attack England

• Some Irish citizens massacred 3,000 Protestant men, women, and children in Ireland

How did the American revolution influence the French revolution?

• The French learned new military tactics they were able to incorporate into their revolution

• Because American farmers rose up against the wealthy elite it gave the French peasants the courage to do the same thing

• The American Navy sank many French warships and because of this France couldn't control the coastal regions in France.

• It showed the world that it is possible to have a country that was not ruled by a monarch