World History Unit 9 Absolutism, Enlightenment, & Scientific Rev

Who invented the telescope and was the first to see the moon's landscape in detail?

• Newton

• Bacon

• Galileo

• Copernicus

What revolution was influenced by the Enlightenment?

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

• Glorious Revolution

• Russian Revolution

Who built the Palace at Versailles?

• James I

• Peter the Great

• Maria Teresa

• Louis XIV

The Peace of Westphalia included all of the following EXCEPT

• Great Britain became the largest empire

• France gained Spanish and German territory

• Dutch Netherlands and Switzerland became independent

• German princes gained independence

Why did Peter the Great move his capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg?

• The city was named after him.

• The city was closer to Western Europe for trade.

• It was cheaper to build his palace there.

• It was near a warm water port.

Who invented calculus and discovered the laws of gravity and motion?

• Kepler

• Vesalius

• Galileo

• Newton

Who believed government should protect our natural rights?

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

Who made England a republic and abolished the monarchy?

• Hobbes

• Bacon

• Cromwell

• William and Mary

What was the purpose of the Palace of Versailles?

• an escape from the stench and crowds of Paris

• to show off France's wealth and power

• a wedding gift for Louis XIV's bride

• where Napoleon lived during his exile

Why didn't the Catholic Church like the Scientific Revolution?

• It contradicted Church teachings.

• It was lead by Protestants.

• The scientists were atheists.

• It made people question the pope's authority.