Unit 5: Enlightenment

"I promoted culture with my support of the arts. Unfortunately, I drained by country’s treasury by building my palace at Versailles and involving my country in costly wars."

The message above would have been best represented by:

• Simon Bolivar

• King Louis XIV

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Miguel Hidalgo

Which nation was most likely governed by the person who said"

"I inherited the throne and imprisoned my foes without a trial. I dissolved Parliament because I did not want to consult with them when I increased taxes."

• England

• Spain

• France

• Russia

Which type of government is most likely associated with the following speakers:

Speaker A: Although I spread serfdom in my country, I tried to modernize our society by adopting aspects of western technology.

Speaker B: I promoted culture with my support of the arts. Unfortunately, I drained by country’s treasury by building my palace at Versailles and involving my country in costly wars.

Speaker C: I gained much wealthy from my overseas empire in the Americas. I waged war against the Protestants and lost.

Speaker D: I inherited the throne and imprisoned my foes without a trial. I dissolved Parliament because I did not want to consult with them when I increased taxes.

• Limited monarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• Democratic Republic

• Direct Democracy

Which sources of knowledge were most central to the Scientific Revolution?

• Tradition and reliance on church teachings

• Observation and experimentation

• Classical learning and travel

• Divine wisdom and Biblical text

Phillip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were all considered absolute rules because they ----

• Broke from the Roman Catholic Church

• helped feudal lords build source castles

• instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments

• made government decisions without the consent of their people

The heliocentric model, the development of inductive reasoning, and the work of Robert Boyle are all associated with which revolution?

• Commercial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Financial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

Which was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights?

• Limits on the powers of English monarchs

• Laws protecting the rights of Catholics

• The creation of England’s colonial empire

• Limits to the abuses of Parliament

The Mughal ruler, Akbar, brought together ______________________ to practice religious tolerance

• Zamindaris and suttees

• Mongols and Muslims

• Women and peasants

• Hindus and Muslims

How does the architecture above describe the history of the culture in which it was produced?

• It reflects the interactions between Muslim and Hindu societies

• It reflects the interactions between Chinese and Hindu societies

• It reflects the interactions between Christian and Muslim societies

• It reflects the interactions between Muslim and Chinese societies

Traditional Ideology --> Belief that China did not need Europeans --> ???

• Increased cultural diffusion

• Expanded trade

• Ming Isolationism

• Spread of Islam