CH 6 Test 9th Grade World History

reflected the ideas of natural rights, firmly stated the independence of the colonies from Britain, written by Thomas Jefferson

• Bill of Rights
• Olive Branch Petition
• Declaration of Independence
• Social Contract

queen of Russia, tried to abolish serfdom, but didn't want to lose her power after many rebellions

• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Catherine the Great
• Frederick the Great
• Joseph Ii

believed in the freedom of speech, fought for tolerance and reason

• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• John Locke

believed in women's rights and that women should have the same educational status that men have

• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes
• Voltaire
• Mary Wollstonecraft

king of Prussia, reduced censorship, improved education, reformed justice system, called himself the "servant of the state"

• Montesquieu
• Catherine the Great
• Joseph II
• Frederick the Great

believed in individual freedom and that the only good government was the one formed by the people and guided by the "general will" of society - a direct democracy

• John Locke
• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

published the law of gravity in 1687, believed in the law of universal gravitation

• Francis Bacon
• Issac Newton
• John Locke
• Rene Descartes

published the Starry Messenger, announced that the sun had dark spots, Jupiter had four moons, had his own telescope to study the stars

• Rene Descartes
• Francis Bacon
• Galileo Galilei
• Issac Newton

social gathering where people would come together to discuss ideas, usually hosted by wealthy women in Paris

• voltaire
• salon
• rousseau
• baroque

believed in the separation of powers in the government, sparked the idea of checks and balances

• Montesquieu
• John Locke
• Rousseau
• Voltaire