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WorksheetsAbsolutism and Enlightenment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What led to an increase in Spanish power?
Discoveries of new resources in their own country
Taking gold and silver from their new colonies around the world
Selling resources and goods to other countries
Which of the following statements about these two leaders is true?
Henry IV and Cardinal Richelieu both hated the Huguenots.
Henry IV gave the Huguenots freedom, but Cardinal Richelieu fought against them.
Henry IV and Cardinal Richelieu didn't really care about the Huguenots either way.
Which of the following is not true about how Louis XIV used "divine right" to his advantage?
He named himself the "Sun King.
He strengthened the power of the government and the military.
He spent lots of money on literature and the arts.
He took less power, allowing the people to make all decisions.
Peter the Great "modernized" Russia by doing which of the following?
He set up schools in science,mathematics, and engineering.
He introduced modern, western technology.
He shut out western Europe and did not contact them.
He tried to make the country exactly as it was hundreds of years ago.
Catherine the Great attempted to modernize Russia even more than Peter the Great.
True
False
Examples of Catherine the Great's improvements included all of the following EXCEPT...
education for both boys and girls
a promotion of science and the arts
increased freedom for serfs and the poor
the expansion of Russian territory
Maria Theresa and Frederick II were the rulers of which two nations?
Austria and Prussia
France and England
Spain and Portugal
Spain and France
In the 1700s, Austria, Prussia, and Russia conquered and divided up the nation of...
France
England
Spain
Poland
Like James I, Charles I foolishly had many clashes with...
France
Parliament
Native peoples in the new world
Spain
Charles I eventually dissolved Parliament.
True
False
The English civil war mostly started because...
English citizens wanted more food.
Charles became tired of being disrespected.
English citizens were upset by the dissolving of Parliament.
In the English civil war, the king's supporters were known as Cavaliers. Those on the other side who belonged to the "roundheads", included...
Puritans
Merchants
Some members of the upper classes
All of the above
What was the "glorious revolution"?
A long war to end the reign of Charles I
A peaceful protest during the reign of Charles II
The overthrow of James II by William and Mary.
One of the most important results from the glorious revolution was...
the formation of a much larger English army.
the leadership of a new king.
the creation of the English Bill of Rights.
the building of a brand new palace.
Enlightenment thinkers were not inspired by the scientific revolution.
True
False
Which thinker believed that all people had the "natural rights" of life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Rousseau
Adam Smith
Which thinker believed in the "separation of powers" within government that later influenced the United States?
John Locke
Adam Smith
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
Which thinker believed that women should receive the same education as men because their abilities are equal?
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
Wollstonecraft
John Locke
The key idea that Adam Smith believed in (which made him different) was...
trade even more restricted by the government
free trade and an increase in goods made
the government should set prices of goods
Louis XIV supported the arts by hiring thousands of local artists.
True
False
