HMW Review for Mock Trials

What made the Enlightenment philosophers different from previous philosophers?

• Their belief in divine right

• Their emphasis on natural laws and rational thought

• Their support for religious wars

• Their support for absolute monarchs

According to John Lock, every person had natural rights, meaning the right to...

• Life

• Liberty

• Money

• Property

The basis of democratic ideals is that the government gets its authority from

• God

• the people

• the wealthy

• the elders

The French Revolution was fought because the "people" wanted more of a say in the decisions made by the government.

• True

• False

The main economic motivation for imperialism was

• opportunities to convert people to Christianity

• create more opportunities for poor countries to industrialize

• equalize the distribution of wealth around the world

• opportunities for to make more money

The name of the Hindu social structure in India was called

• feudalism

• daimyo

• caste system

• bushido

Before the Atlantic slave trade Africa was made up of a few large empires.

• True

• False

Europeans FIRST came to Southeast Asia to

• flee religious persecution

• trade for spices

• convert people to Christianity

• spread Islam

In Latin America, the social structure established by the Spaniards was eradicated once independence was achieved.

• True

• False

Which invention from the Industrial Revolution allowed for more efficient transportation?

• airplanes

• telegrams

• the wheel

• railroads