WH Unit 6 Vocab Quiz

________________ was the shogun of Japan. This person united the country under his rule and established a policy of isolationism.

• Galileo

• John Locke

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

__________________ was an Enlightenment thinker who believed the government should protect people’s rights to life, liberty, and property; his ideas influenced the Declaration of Independence.

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

The ________________ involved new ways of thinking about the natural world and was characterized by careful observation and questioning traditional beliefs.

• Divine Right

• Enlightenment

• Scientific Revolution

________________ was a French Enlightenment thinker who believed in free speech and religious tolerance.

• Galileo

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Voltaire

_______________ was the idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on Earth so only answer to God.

• Divine Right

• Enlightenment

• Scientific Revolution

_________________ built his own telescope to study astronomy. His findings angered the Catholic Church, and he was put under house arrest for his ideas.

• Galileo

• John Locke

• Nicholas Copernicus

____________________ was an Enlightenment thinker who believed the best form of government was a direct democracy.

• Nicholas Copernicus

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

A king or queen who has unlimited power and makes policies without the consent of their people is considered a(n) _______________________

• Absolute Monarch

• Divine Right

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

__________________ was an astronomer who developed the Heliocentric Theory stating the sun was at the center of the universe.

• Nicholas Copernicus

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

The _____________________ was also known as the “Age of Reason.” This movement sought to debate changes in regards to the role of the government in people’s lives.

• Absolute Monarch

• Enlightenment

• Scientific Revolution