AP European History Quiz

Why was Galileo found guilty of heresy?

• He became a Protestant

• used his telescope to explore heaven

• publicly supported Copernicus' heliocentric system

The Scientific Revolution overturned the ideas of which philosopher?

• Aristotle

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Euclid

What scientific advances were made in Europe during the Scientific Revolution?

• Made possible by rediscovering ancient Greek and Roman texts during the Renaissance

• Used information from scientific experiments like dissection to figure out the body is an unified system

• Used experiments to support Galen's theory of disease

• They were responsible for the sharp drop in deaths from diseases (endemics)

What would the "invisible hand" do according to Adam Smith?

• checks and balances among government branches

• religious toleration

• enlightened monarchy

• balance out self interests w/ economic benefit

What were Voltaire's views?

• following the Church

• checks and balances

• Science and religious toleration

• social contract

What BEST helped the population in Europe to increase in the 1700s?

• Rising birth rate

• Elimination of all diseases and introduction of vaccines

• Decline in food prices

• Decline in the death rate

What was Urban life like in European cities during the Industrial Revolution?

• clean and pollution free

• overcrowded, disgusting living conditions, and horrible conditions for workers

• government control of major companies

• Beautiful sprawling cities that weren't crowded

What art style would cause changes in the number of paintings the Catholic Church commissioned compared to the Dutch Republic?

• Neoclassicism

• Rural

• Baroque

• Realism

Historians attribute the 'population explosion' of the eighteenth century primarily to

• the elimination of childhood diseases

• a more abundant food supply

• the widespread introduction of piped water and sewers

• the eradication of childbirth fever

• new sanitary procedures in hospitals

What kind of ruler would push for religious toleration, destroying prejudice, and gaining the support of the people?

• Catholic ruler

• Absolutist ruler

• Russian ruler

• ruler influenced by Enlightenment precepts (enlightened monarch)