MWH: Unit 2 Quiz

Which idea was promoted by both the thinkers of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?

• Decisions and actions of governments should be based on past traditions.
• People should use reason and logic to understand the world.
• A strong military is necessary to keep society peaceful.
• Only God can grant an individual the authority to rule over others.

Which Enlightenment philosopher coined the ideology "Life, Liberty, and Property"?

• Voltaire
• Machiavelli
• Hobbes
• Locke

Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the

• laws of motion
• telescope
• scientific method
• gravity 

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that there was a social contract between the government and the people?

• Copernicus
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Hobbes

Who was a successful leader of the French Army during the 100 years War?

• Joan of Arc

• King Henry VII

• Queen Elizabeth

• Martin Luther

Who won the 100 Years War?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Hungary

What does "Renaissance" mean?

• to die

• rebirth

The middle class and the peasants were members of which estate group?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

What was the first violent act of the French Revolution

• The war against Prussia & Austria

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Execution of Louis the 16th

• The September Massacre

What document declared that the people of France were born with equal rights. It also stated that they had the right to Equal Justice, Freedom of Speech, & Freedom of Religion.

• The Deceleration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen

• The Legislative Assembly

• Order 66

• The Deceleration of Independence