CLASS PROGRESS BENCHMARK

How did The Scientific Revolution undermine the power of The Catholic Church?

• It actually straightened the authority the Catholic Church had on matters of ideas

• It pushed for people to question ideas and look for proof, rather than listening to pope and church authority

• It pushed people to accept things without skepticism

• It pushed people to not believe anything ever, even with evidence and observation

Philosophical inquiry and assertions during the Medieval period almost entirely focused on...

• Islam

• Classical Greece and Rome

• Scientific Advancement

• Catholicism

Absolute monarchy is a government in which...

• Representatives of the people vote on behalf of the people

• People vote directly on laws

• King or Queen has total and complete power

• King or Queen has power that is limited by a constitution

Constitutional Monarchy is a style of government in which...

• Representatives vote on behalf of the people

• People vote directly on laws themselves

• King or queen has total power and control

• King or queen has power or control that is limited by a written document

A political 'Revolution' can be described as...?

• A stable and orderly society

• An overthrow of one government style in order to replace it with a different one

• The consistent use of one style of government for a long period of time

• The use of new technology within a society

How did the concepts of Mercantilism and Balance of Power help lead to the 7 years war in the 1700's, that ultimately helped to bankrupt the French government and helped lead to The French Revolution?

• King Louis XV felt that a shared Atlantic Ocean would be more conducive to free and open trade, and thus bring the world closer to peace

• King Louis XV had little interest in the Colonies in America because he felt that the people their were savages

• King Louis XV wanted to help strengthen The British Empire and Navy in an attempt to form a long lasting alliance

• King Louis XV and his government wanted to grow their colonial revenues and powers so as to limit and hurt the British economies and power

How did The Enlightenment affect political thought within Western Civilization?

• It had little to no impact

• It helped to spread ideas about limited government and individual rights and freedoms

• It strengthened the notion that Monarchs were divinely given their power, thus increasing their authority to rule

• It prevented the use of money in economic exchange, thus strengthening feudalism and serfdom in Europe

Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of: 

• Supreme Law
• Divine Right
• Their Opinion
• Poor Judgement

An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

• Philosophers
• Democracy
• Social Contract
• Divine Right of Kings

The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called....

• job specialization

• separation of powers

• divine rights

• monarchy rights