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WorksheetsContemporary Cultures Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main purpose of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
a)
Supply Raw Materials for factories
b)
Provide Transport for Andean Miners across the Atlantic
c)
Supply a labor source for the Plantations in the Americas
d)
Provide a capital resource for cottage industries.
2.
Which Best explains a reason for the beginning of European Exploration of the America's?
a)
demands for economic resources
b)
pressures from foreign invaders
c)
shortages of skilled labor
d)
lack of agriculture diversity
3.
King Louis XIV believed in:
Divine Right
Stated "I am the state"
Removed power from the Nobles
Canceled the Edict of Nantes
Which political system did he support?
Divine Right
Stated "I am the state"
Removed power from the Nobles
Canceled the Edict of Nantes
Which political system did he support?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
State Socialism
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Constitutional Republic
4.
Francis Bacon
Robert Doyle
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
What was the Main contribution of this group of people?
Robert Doyle
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
What was the Main contribution of this group of people?
a)
Formalized Philosophical Discourse
b)
Developed the ideas found in the Scientific Method
c)
Creation of Maps
d)
Discovery of Nearby Planets
5.
Which philosopher developed the concept of Separation of Powers?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Locke
c)
Hobbes
d)
Paine
6.
According to John Locke what was the primary purpose of government?
a)
Support the Aristocrats
b)
Promote Equality
c)
Protect the Natural Rights of Individuals
d)
Uphold Religious Toleration
7.
Which event was MOST influenced by the idea below?
"For all the states of created beings capable of laws where their is no law their is no freedom" (John Locke)
"For all the states of created beings capable of laws where their is no law their is no freedom" (John Locke)
a)
The unification of Germany and Italy
b)
The rise of Industrial Unions in England
c)
Fall of Czars in Russia
d)
Political Revolution In America and France
8.
Which of these resulted from the Glorious Revolution in England?
a)
England became a Constitutional Monarchy
b)
English soldiers died
c)
England adopted Catholiscism
d)
English economy suffered as agriculture declined
9.
How did the English Civil War lead to the downfall of absolutism in England?
a)
Monarch was tried and executed
b)
colonies gained independence
c)
Catholicism became the national religion
d)
Puritans were forced to leave the country
10.
Which statement best describes the impact of the English Bill of Rights?
a)
It abolished slavery in the colonies
b)
It limited the power of the Monarchy
c)
It granted all citizens equal protection under the law
d)
It prevented social institutions from discriminating against minorities
11.
Which leader's ideas of Imperialism brought stability and order to Revolutionary France?
a)
Jean Paul Marat
b)
Maximilien Robespierre
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
King Louis XVI
12.
Which factor contributed to both the American and French Revolution?
a)
Invasion by a foreign military power
b)
resentment over differences among classes
c)
lack of fair representation in government
d)
widespread poverty among the population
13.
Which of the following played the biggest role in the unification of Germany and Italy?
a)
Industrialization
b)
Capitalism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Nationalism
14.
How did Napoleon's quest to take over most of Europe help spread the feeling of pride in one's own country?
a)
The Napoleonic Wars stopped the spread of Enlightenment
b)
His armies refused to assist with revolutions in conquered areas.
c)
Groups conquered by Napoleon abandoned their cutlures and adopted French Culture
d)
Groups conquered by Napoleon developed a greater sense of loyalty to their own cultures as they tried to resist.
15.
How did the Congress of Vienna change Europe after Napoleon's fall from power?
a)
Unification encouraged the United Kingdom to leave the Ottoman empire
b)
Lands taken by Napoleon were returned and the monarchs were restored.
c)
France returned land to Spain in hopes of becoming allies.
d)
Nationalist supported the French Empire's effort to return to the Scandinavian country.
16.
Toussaint L'Ouverture led African Slaves to freedom in which country?
a)
Italy
b)
Cuba
c)
Haiti
d)
Mexico
17.
Which area did Simon Bolivar help liberate, which gave him the nickname "The Liberator"?
a)
Haiti
b)
Mexico
c)
South America
d)
North America
18.
During Columbus's four voyages to the America's what did he hope to find?
a)
Gold
b)
Trade Routes to Asia
c)
Land
d)
Religious Freedom
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