SOL 5

The body of water in the center of the above map is called the-

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Indian Ocean

The mountains that separate Italy from the rest of Europe are called the-

• Alps

• Urals

• Rockies

• Himalayas

The countries of Portugal and Spain are located on which Peninsula?

• Italian

• Balkan

• Iberian

• English

The Hapsburg ruler who failed to unite Europe under a Catholic empire was

• Napoleon

• Charles V

• Henry VIII

• Louis XIV

Louis XIV and Peter the Great are examples of-

• Democratic rulers

• Military leaders

• Enlightenment thinkers

• Absolute rulers

All of the following describe the Enlightenment EXCEPT-

• It emphasized reason and individualism

• It focused on the centralization of government power

• It stimulated religious pluralism

• It fueled democratic revolutions around the world

The Enlightenment thinker who believed that government is a contract between the rulers and the people was-

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

Which of the following is true about Voltaire?

• He believed humans exist in a primitive state of nature

• He popularized the concept of separation of powers

• He was hostile to religious fanaticism

• He believed in natural rights

Which of the following was NOT part of the English Civil War?

• Oliver Cromwell led Parliament to victory

• The Bastille was destroyed

• Charles II was restored to the throne

• The English Bill of Rights was adopted

William & Mary came to power in England by way of a bloodless invasion known as the-

• Storming of the Bastille

• Battle of Hastings

• Glorious Revolution

• Protestant Reformation