World History Unit 9-23-24

The Scientific Revolution was…

• A. A time of increased knowledge, when the belief that reason & the scientific method could be applied to the governing of a country or nation.
• B. Thinking based upon careful observation & a willingness to question accepted beliefs.
• C. pride in ones nation – those who share a similar language, history, & customs
• D. The idea that the sun is at the center of the universe, & the other planets move around the sun

“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged (by) none…And the like power have kings;…” ~Which idea is described by this passage?

• A. theory of divine right
• B. laissez faire economics
• C. enlightened despotism
• D. constitutional monarchy

The Heliocentric Theory was…

• A. the idea that the earth is at the center of the universe, and the other planets revolve around it
• B. thinking based upon careful observation & a willingness to question accepted beliefs.
• C. pride in ones nation – those who share a similar language, history, & customs
• D. the idea that the sun is at the center of the universe, & the other planets move around the sun

4 . In the political cartoon, which ruler would most likely be represented?

• A. Peter the Great
• B. Louis XVI
• C. Louis XIV
• D. Phillip II

The Legislative branch of the government should…

• A. Execute or enforce the laws
• B. Explain the laws
• C. Interpret the laws
• D. Make the laws

The Enlightenment was…

• A. A time of increased knowledge, when the belief that reason & the scientific method could be applied
• to the governing of a country or nation.
• B. Thinking based upon careful observation & a willingness to question accepted beliefs.
• C. pride in ones nation – those who share a similar language, history, & customs
• D. The Golden Age of Rulers throughout Europe during the Enlightenment

All of the following were considered Enlightened Despots EXCEPT…

• A. Frederick II
• B. Marie Theresa
• C. Catherine the Great
• D. Louis XIV

Nationalism is…

• A. Pride in ones nation – those who share a similar language, history, & customs
• B. The growth of nation-states in Europe
• C. The strengthening of a nation by building up its military
• D. The idea that countries should help or give aid to one another

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” ~ The ideas expressed in the quotation are based primarily on the writings of…

• A. Montesquieu
• B. Rousseau
• C. Voltaire
• D. John Locke

--Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. --Everyone has the natural right to life, liberty, and property. --Slavery, torture, and religious persecution are wrong. ~During which period in European history would the ideas in these statements have been expressed?

• A. Renaissance
• B. Scientific Revolution
• C. Enlightenment
• D. Age of Absolutism