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WorksheetsAbsolutism, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
What is an absolute monarch?
lack of government all together
a king or queen who has complete control over a country
a monarchy that also has a congress or parliament
a small group of people in control
What religion was Philip II?
Catholic
Jewish
Protestant
Muslim
What is "divine right"?
inherited by birth right to rule
being voted into the position of king or queen
taking the throne by force
the belief a monarch has been given the right to rule by God
What family became the ruling monarchy of Prussia?
House of Tudor
House of Hapsburg
House of Hohenzollern
House of Windsor
What is the Russian name for king?
Pope
Emperor
Caesar
Czar
Select the 4 areas that presently make up the United Kingdom (U. K.).
England & Wales
Northern Ireland & Scotland
Northern Ireland & Ireland
Scotland & Iceland
Prior to being crowned King of England, what country was James I king of?
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Northern Ireland
What religion was unofficially forced on the English people under the Commonwealth?
Catholic
Puritan
Protestant
Jewish
What type of monarchy was established in England as a result of the English Bill of Rights?
absolute monarchy
theocracy
oligarchy
constitutional monarchy
What is unique about the power of William III and Mary II had as king and Queen of England?
William had more power
Mary had more power
they shared equal power
they gave all power to the Pope
Copernicus developed which of the following:
the scientific method
the heliocentric method
calculus and the laws of gravity
the planets and the sun had flaws
Brahe & Kepler developed
developed calculus and the laws of gravity
revealed the planets have flaws
improved the heliocentric model of the solar system
developed the scientific method
What did Galileo do?
revealed the planets and the sun have flaws
developed the heliocentric model of the solar system
developed the scientific method
developed calculus and the laws of gravity
What did Robert Boyle do?
develop the scientific method
improve the heliocentric model of the solar system
develop calculus and the laws of gravity
revealed the planets and sun have flaws
What did Sir Isaac Newton accomplish?
revealed the planets and sun have flaws
developed calculus and the laws of gravity
developed heliocentric model of the solar system
developed the scientific method
Ben Franklin did which of the following?
wrote the Social Contract
brought education and philosophy to Philadelphia
believed people were naturally evil
criticized the church for repressing new discoveries
What did John Locke do?
stated that rulers get their authority from the consent of the governed
brought education and philosophy to Philadelphia
believed people were naturally evil
wrote the Social Contract
What did Rousseau accomplish?
brought education and philosophy to Philadelphia
wrote the Social Contract
criticized the church for repressing new discoveries
believed people were naturally evil
What's the significance of Voltaire?
he wrote the Social Contract
he brought education and philosophy to Philadelphia
he believed people were naturally evil
criticized the church for suppressing new discoveries
Thomas Hobbes did what?
believed that people were naturally evil
criticized the church for suppressing new discoveries
brought education and philosophy to Philadelphia
stated rulers get their authority from the consent of the governed (the people)
