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WorksheetsAbsolutism & Enlightenment Test Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Enlightened thinkers and scientists of the 17th and 18th centuries based their beliefs on what two things?
power and privilege
money and fame
Church and Absolutism
reason and logic
How did the Reformation spark both the Enlightenment and scientific revolution
By legitimizing the supremacy of the Catholic Church
By arguing and challenging tradition and authority
By eliminating Christianity in Europe
By arguing for a return to feudalism
A form of government where one person holds unlimited and complete control of the state without any restrictions on power is
Direct democracy
Absolute monarchy
Representative democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Many European absolute monarchs justified their right to rule based on
Supreme Law
Divine Right
Papal authority (Pope's permission)
Their popularity
The English political philosopher who argued all humans are born with natural rights including life, liberty, and property was
Jean Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
John Locke
The French political philosopher who believed in separating powers of government into different branches to avoid abuse of power was
Jean Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes supported which form of government?
A republic
A direct democracy
An absolute monarchy
He argued against any form of government. (Anarchy)
Also known as the "Sun King, " this absolute monarch transformed France into a European superpower in the 17th century?
Charles I
Louis XIV
Peter the Great
Napoleon III
The westernization and modernization of Russia came mostly through
Sweden's invasion of Russia
Actions and policies of Peter the Great
The Edict of Nantes
The October Revolution by Vladimir Lenin
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in freedom of speech?
Voltaire
Hobbes
Locke
Wollstonecraft
Why did Hobbes believe in Absolute Monarchies?
He felt Absolute Monarchs would protect the people from foreign invaders.
He believed people were wicked and needed to be controlled by powerful leaders.
He thought democracy did not give citizens enough say in the day to day running of countries.
Hobbes thought people would lose freedoms in a democracy.
This Enlightenment thinker believed that government and society would need to drastically change for equality to be achieved.
Locke
Hobbes
Beccaria
Wollstonecraft
Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch’s power. England adopted this form of government after the Glorious Revolution.
Absolute Monarchy
Limited Monarchy
Democratic Government
None of the above
The belief that authority to rule comes directly from God
Limited Monarchy
Absolutism
Divine Right
God's Plan
A distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from dominating
Absolutism
Balance of Power
Limited Monarchy
An absolute monarch and King of Spain who advanced Catholic power throughout the world.
Louis XIV
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Philip II
The American Revolution and French Revolution were similar in that both
were encouraged by the enlightenment ideas of natural rights
Sought to limit the participation of people in government
Supported the theory of divine right
a. Increased the influence of religious institutions in government
This philosopher separated the government into three branches of government and argued for separation of powers.
Voltaire
Locke
Montesquieu
Adam Smith
The application of science and reason to understanding the world resulted in the 1700s being known for the
New Deal
The Progressive Movement
The Enlightenment
The Age of Exploration
John Locke and Rousseau believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to
continue to be abused
move to another country
overthrow the government
refuse to vote in the next election
The philosopher who believed that all people are born free and equal, with the rights to life, liberty, and property was
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
Thomas Idea
. ______________________ is the only system of government in which monarchy is the only source of power
Democracy
Absolutism
Communism
Commonwealth
Enlightened thinkers believed society was governed by
religion
social contract
dictatorial government
According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
Select the 3 Philosophers who's ideas CLEARLY are present in our system of Gov't today.....
Locke
Newton
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Rousseau
“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged (by) none… the same power is had by kings;…”
Which idea is described by this passage?
Constitutional Monarchy
Social Darwinism
Democracy
theory of divine right
“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”
—Bishop Jacques Bossuet
This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the
pre-historic era
Age of Absolutism (Absolute Rule)
Industrial Revolution
American Revolution
“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”
—Bishop Jacques Bossuet
Which person would agree with this statement?
Phillip II
Leonardo Da Vinci
President John F. Kennedy
John Locke
Which of the following qualities existed in Akbar the Great’s Mughal Empire?
Religious tolerance
Promoted trade
Modernized army
All answers are correct
Peter the Great defeated Sweden for the warm water port of the Baltic Sea. Why was this important?
Russia could use the Baltic Sea for trade purposes.
Peter wanted to own the entire world’s water.
He wanted a vacation home.
It would allow him to build the Palace of Versailles.
Which speaker’s statement best reflects the ideas of the Divine Right?
Good government stresses the importance of the nation and accepts the rights of the individual only if the interests of the individual are the same as those of the nation.
The person of the king is sacred and to attack him in any way is to attack religion itself. The respect given to a king is religious in nature.
All human beings are born free and equal with a right to life and liberty. It is the duty of government to protect these natural rights of its citizens.
Our goal will not be achieved by democracy or liberal reforms, but by blood and iron. Only then will we be successful. No nation achieves greatness or unity without the traumatic experiences of war.
How did Louis XIV maintain absolute rule in France?
He weakened the power of the nobles by forcing them to be his servants.
He had an alliance with Nazi Germany.
He was allies with Martin Luther.
One of Louis XIV’s major accomplishments was
Controlling the Baltic Sea.
Controlling most of India
Building the Palace of Versailles
Building the Buckingham Palace
In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of
universal suffrage.
a limited monarchy.
religious toleration
a laissez-faire economy.
· signed execution warrant for the king
· founder of the republic in England
· “Lord Protector of England” All of these describe
Religious tensions sweep England
William of Orange invades in 1688 All of these events were factors in the cause of the
Which statements accurately describe an event during the English Civil War?
The Cavaliers repeatedly defeated the Roundheads and won the Civil War.
King James I was captured, tried, and beheaded.
After executing the king, Parliament established a republic. The period of the republic became known as the Commonwealth.
Oliver Cromwell led the Roundheads into battles and became the Lord Protector after the Civil War.
The English people split into two factions known as Cavaliers (the king's supporters), and Roundheads (Parliament's Puritan supporters).
