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Unit 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hobbes said that rulers should have _______, or unlimted power.

a)

limited

b)

absolute

c)

partial

2.

King James I of England believed that he ruled by _______.

a)

divine right

b)

the will of the people

c)

the majority

3.

When feudalism ended, _______ developed as people became loyal to their country or nation.

a)

pride

b)

reason

c)

nationalism

4.

Another name for a king or queen is _______.

a)

conquistador

b)

monarch

c)

noble

5.

An _______ was the Spanish system of having Native Americans do physical work on plantations and in mines.

a)

encomienda

b)

nationalism

c)

conquistador

6.

A _______ was a Spanish conqueror who claimed land for Spain.

a)

explorer

b)

expedition

c)

conquistador

7.

Prince Henry of Portugal established a school to teach sea captains _______.

a)

navigation

b)

reading and writing

c)

mathematics

8.

Enlightened thinkers used _______ to attempt to fix problems in society.

a)

documents

b)

reason

c)

monarchs

9.

Newton helped people see that the universe is _______.

a)

random

b)

orderly (like a clock)

c)

mixed up

10.

During the Enlightenment in Paris, people gathered at a _______ to discuss ideas.

a)

encomienda

b)

festival

c)

salon

11.

During the English Civil War, _______ led the Roundheads.

a)

Cromwell

b)

Charles V

c)

Locke

12.

_______ led the expedition of ships that sailed around the world for the first time.

a)

Pizarro

b)

Columbus

c)

Magellan

13.

_______ of Spain financed the voyages of Columbus.

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Isabella

c)

Catherine the Great

14.

_______ began the Enlightenment.

a)

Newton

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

15.

_______ wrote books during the Enlightenment.

a)

Haydn

b)

Swift

c)

Louis XIV