Study Guide Review WH B: Assessment #1

The list in the picture is of important developments and

achievements associated with a particular period of history.

The elements of this list are associated with the —

• Green Revolution.

• Neolithic Revolution.

• Scientific Revolution.

• Agricultural Revolution.

Before the American Revolution, John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu wrote about the need for

governments to be responsible to the people they govern. Montesquieu advocated constitutionalism and the preservation of civil liberties. Locke favored a social contract between a country’s citizens and their

government.

Which quote from the Declaration of Independence MOST closely combines the ideas of these two men?

• “Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes. . . .”

• “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

• “The history of the present . . . is a history of repeated injuries . . . having in direct object the establishment

  of an absolute Tyranny. . . .”

• “He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual . . . for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into

  compliance with his measures.”

Use the to complete the sentence.

• natural rights.

• checks and balances.

• universal suffrage.

• class privileges.

The chart lists three philosophers and some of their

major ideas.

The major ideas set forth by these philosophers are

associated with which period of European history?

• The Crusades

• The Enlightenment

• The Northern Renaissance

• The Protestant Reformation

In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke argued that —

• the purpose of government is to protect natural rights.

• the purpose of government is to regulate the economy.

• governments must take any measure necessary to quiet dissension.

• governments must expand their territory for the good of their people.

What was a direct result of the Scientific Revolution in Europe?

• The rise of the manorial system

• A gradual decline in the growth of cities

• An acceptance of the divine right theory

• The application of reason to political thinking

One major cause of the French Revolution was the —

• inequalities in the tax structure that existed in France.

• success of the French government's mercantilist policies.

• Napoleon Bonaparte's establishment of the Continental System in Europe.

• failure of the Congress of Vienna to adequately address social ills in France.

Which of the following statements correctly describes a similarity between the American and French revolutions?

• Both were dependent upon the help of outside nations to achieve victory.

• Both were revolts against monarchies and excessive taxation.

• Both were revolts against monarchies and excessive taxation.

• Both were led by the lower classes against the established church.

Which of the following accurately describes one impact of the Enlightenment on the French Revolution?

• French revolutionaries sought to create a society in which the rights of the individual would be more important than that of a government.

• The revolution helped revitalize the French economy by adopting an economic system based on the natural laws of supply and demand.

• The supporters of the revolution wanted to institute a new constitution in which women would be given a more equal status.

• Revolutionaries hoped to establish a new legal system in which an absolute monarchy would govern according to Enlightenment principles.

Which of the following would John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau be most likely to support?

• A theocratic state ruled by the Catholic Church

• The reestablishment of the feudal system in Europe

• The right of citizens to decide the best form of government

• A government organized around the concept of divine right