Absolutism & The Englightenment

The illustration closely represents the goals of which economic system?

• Mercantilism      

• Free enterprise system

•  Feudalism

• Barter system

Which sources of knowledge were most central to the Scientific Revolution?

• Tradition and reliance on Church teachings

• Observation and experimentation

• Classical learning and travel

• Divine wisdom and Biblical texts

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the

• Separation of nationalities

• Religious values of the people         

• Equal distribution of wealth

• Consent of the governed

Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

Which movement is most closely with the major ideas of these philosophers?

• Scientific Revolution

• Renaissance

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

Use the discussion and your knowledge of social studies to answer question below.

Which speaker represents the view of King Louis XIV of France?

• Speaker A

• Speaker B

• Speaker C

• Speaker C

Which nation was most likely governed by Speaker D?

• Russia

• France

• Spain

• England

Which type of government is most closely associated with all of these speakers?

• limited monarchy

• democratic republic

• absolute monarchy

• direct democracy

This statement below most closely reflects the philosophy of —

• Adam Smith

• Galileo Galilei

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Philip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were all considered absolute monarchs because they –

• broke from the Roman Catholic Church

• helped feudal lords build secure castles

• instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments

• made government decisions without the consent of their people

What was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights?

• limits on the powers of English monarchs

• laws protecting the rights of Catholics

• the creation of England's colonial empire

• limits to the abuses of Parliament