Absolutism, Scientific Revolution, & Enlightenment

Enlightened thinkers and scientists of the 17th and 18th centuries based their beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege

• money and fame

• Church and Absolutism

• reason and logic

A form of government where one person holds unlimited and complete control of the state without any restrictions on power is

• Direct democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Representative democracy

• Constitutional monarchy

Many European absolute monarchs justified their right to rule based on

• Supreme Law

• Divine Right

• Papal authority (Pope's permission)

• Their popularity

The English political philosopher who argued all humans are born with natural rights including life, liberty, and property was

• Jean Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• John Locke

The French political philosopher who believed in separating powers of government into different branches to avoid abuse of power was

• Jean Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• John Locke

Thomas Hobbes supported which form of government?

• A republic

• A direct democracy

• An absolute monarchy

• He argued against any form of government. (Anarchy)

Also known as the "Sun King, " this absolute monarch transformed France into a European superpower in the 17th century?

• Charles I

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Napoleon III

This economic practice focused on government control of trade and making money from exports.

• Communism

• Mercantilism

• Laissez-Faire

• Capitalism

What is the name of the palace pictured above?

• Buckingham Palace

• Palace of Versailles

• St. Petersburg Palace

• Palace of Paris

Huguenots are what religion in France?

• Catholic

• Jewish

• Protestant

• Christian