Absolutism, Revolutions, & Enlightenment

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

• Increased taxes

• Mass executions

• A period of peace

• A period marked by warfare

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

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

• Forced the nobles to be educated there

• Enslaved the nobles

• To prevent the nobles from mistreating the peasants

Which scientist discovered the circulatory system of the human body?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• William Harvey

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

• reserved governmental positions for the clergy.

• It gave kings real supernatural powers

• guaranteed natural, inalienable rights to the people.

• justified the king's right to rule.

Which of the following was a result of the Enlightenment?

• It stifled (slowed down) scientific and technological progress

• It led to an increase in absolute monarchies

• It led to increased religious intolerance

• It fueled democratic revolutions around the world.

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

Which of the following was an invention or innovation developed during the Enlightenment?

• All-weather roads that improved year-round transportation and trade.

• Improvements in ship design that lowered the cost of transportation.

• New thoughts about the use and purpose of political power and what an ideal government looked like.

• The Guillotine

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Jethro Tull

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

• The Earth

• Jupiter

• Heaven

• The Sun

Which of these events came first?

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• Napoleon Bonaparte taking power in France

• The Mexican Revolution