Absolutism and Revolutions Review

What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?

• Russia was weakened by French invasions
• Catholicism was adopted as the state religion
• The Duma was reformed and the serfs were freed
• Russia borrowed Western ideas and expanded its territories

According to the philosophy of "divine right," from where do monarchs draw their power to rule?

• directly from God

• from the will of their subjects

• from the strength of their militaries

• directly from their fathers

Peter the Great despised the West (Europe). He desired that Russia not integrate the culture of the West into Russian society.

• True

• False

Voltaire believed in idea of freedom of religion.

• True

• False

Why did William and Mary agree to limit the monarchy's power in the Glorious Revolution?

• In exchange for less power, they were allowed to overturn the Magna Carta

• They wanted to give the monarchy the power to control all levels of government

• In exchange for less power, they were given the throne without going to war

• Parliament had threatened to execute them if they maintained their power

What do the English Civil War, the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights have in common?

• They led the Thirteen Colonies to declare independence.

• They led to an increase in the number of British colonies.

• They limited the power of the monarchy and established the supremacy of Parliament.

• They decreased the amount of religious freedom in England.

How did the Scientific Revolution of the 1600s challenge the authority of the Catholic Church?

• It renewed interest in the Catholic Church

• It questioned several teachings of the Catholic Church

• It increased funding for the Catholic Church

• It supported the teachings of the Catholic Church

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

How did the English Civil War impact the government of England?

• It decreased the demand for democratic government

• It brought an end to parliamentary control of the English government

• It brought the nation under the rule of the Catholic Church

• It decreased the power of the absolute monarchy

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

• Social Contract

• Checks & Balances

• Rationalism

• State of Nature