Mr. Stenslie's Absolutism & Enlightenment Review

Check all of the traits of an absolute Monarch.

• No Checks and Balances

• Divine Right

• Popular Sovereignty

• Political Sovereignty

• Polish Sovereignty

Check all the answers that accurately describe the Defeat of the Spanish Armada.

• The English ships were stronger and larger than the Spanish.

• The Spanish Armada was crushed by a storm after their retreat.

• King Philip II of Spain wanted to overthrow Protestantism.

• The Spanish purposely set their ships on fire.

• This event shifted the balance of power in Europe.

This astronomer wrote the book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres where he argued that the universe was heliocentric, not geocentric.

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Aristotle

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Who defined the universal law of gravitation?

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Francis Bacon

• Galileo Galilei

A scholar or thinkers who seeks wisdom or Enlightenment is a...

• Politician

• Author

• Scientist

• Philosopher

Who originally said "I think therefore I am."

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What is rationalism?

• A form of government where people elect a leader.

• The idea that governments should have checks & balances.

• The belief that reason is the source of knowledge.

• The theory that truth is based on what you are able to see.

What is a hypothetical situation where there is no one enforcing the rules?

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract

• State of Nature

• Anarchical Institute

This is an agreement among citizens to cooperate for social benefits.

• Social Contract

• Checks & Balances

• Rationalism

• State of Nature

Who argued that absolute monarchies were the best form of government?

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