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WorksheetsWorld Studies Exam I
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
The population decline in Europe led to
social tensions
plague
famine
the Guillotine
What is one major thing the English Bill of Rights accomplished?
nothing
It abolished the Monarchy
It recognized Parliament's right to make laws
It recognized the right of a King to Rule absolutely.
The Ideas of_______can be found in the American Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
Thomas Hobbes
John Calvin
Miguel de Cervantes
John Locke
A contributing Factor to Louis XIV's power was
creating a standing army
granting power to the nobles
creating peace
giving power to the peasants
Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War
Roundheads
Puritans
Leviathan
natural rights
belief that the ruler gets his/her power from God and not his/her subjects
Roundheads
Puritans
Leviathan
divine right of kings
English Protestants who felt the English Church needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
Roundheads
Leviathan
Puritans
natural rights
Hobbes's name for the state, which he believed needed an absolute ruler with unlimited power
Puritans
Leviathan
divine right of kings
natural rights
Russian word for Caesar
Czar
boyars
Junkers
absolutism
members of the Russian nobility
Versailles
Czar
absolutism
boyars
location of Louis XIV's court
boyars
Versailles
absolutism
Junkers
idea that rulers hold total power
boyars
absolutism
Versailles
Junkers
members of the Prussian landed aristocracy
Junkers
Versailles
absolutism
Czar
Copernicus argued that the planets revolved around the _____.
Copernicus
Motion
Kepler
Sun
_____ was a mathematician who showed that the orbits of the planets were elliptical.
Motion
Kepler
Sun
Motion
The Church attacked Galileo because he defended the system that said the _____ revolved around the sun
Earth and other Planets
Motion
Kepler
Sun
Newton’s universal law of gravitation was important because it could explain all the _____ in the universe.
Kepler
Sun
Motion
Earth and other Planets
These were important because they all contributed to proving that the universe was centered around the Sun
Sun
Kepler
Earth and other Planets
Copernicus’s, Kepler’s, and Galileo’s theories
How did new technology such as the telescope and new theories such as Pascal’s Law lay the foundation of the Scientific Revolution?
The government used them to make scientific laws.
Scientists used them to create more new inventions and theories.
Ordinary people used them in their everyday life.
Philosophers used them to think about ancient Greek ideas.
Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?
natural philosophers
Greek thinkers
the telescope and microscope
the printing press
Francis Bacon believed that scientists should
use reasoning.
develop their own scientific methods.
study philosophy.
rely on ancient authorities.
The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to keep society the same.
True
False
Montesquieu studied a system of government in which separation of powers caused the parts of the government to control and limit each other.
True
False
Laissez-faire is an economic doctrine that says the state should control the economy.
True
False
Rousseau argued that society should be governed by the military.
True
False
According to Rousseau, general will represents what is best for the
government.
peasants and lower classes.
entire community
aristocratic and middle classes.
Which founding document reflects the colonists' fear of a strong central government?
Bill of Rights
Treaty of Paris
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Constitution outlined a federal system with these three branches of government:
__________, __________, and __________.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Justice, Legal law, Filling
Peace, Justice, The American Way
The Industrial Revolution started in Britain partly because its rivers provided
cheaper food.
coal and iron ore.
transportation and power
plentiful labor.
Why did coal production expand greatly during the Industrial Revolution?
People preferred to use coal over electricity because it was more powerful.
Coal was an environmentally clean method of fueling machines.
New methods of mining coal made it a very easy job.
Coal was needed to produce iron and to run steam engines.
The Social Contract Spread the ideas of...
The ideas of protection from the People-the individual will
The Ideas of the King having authority -Divine Right
The idea of Protection vs. Freedom- the General Will
An unwritten contract between the King and his Nobles
activities people did after of work
leisure
the new elite
feminism
working class
class made up of the wealthy upper-middle class and the upper class
feminism
working class
suffrage
the new elite
movement for women’s rights
feminism
the new elite
working class
leisure
the largest class in the European population after 1870
suffrage
the new elite
working class
suffrage
the right to vote
feminism
the new elite
working class
suffrage
The Enlightenment is best defined as
When Thinkers thought not Great Thoughts
Industry was at its Height
Introduced New Ideas about Society and Government
There was more Light in Europe than before
This document outlined Enlightenment Ideals, Outlined Basic Freedoms, "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of importance
The Declaration of the Tennis Court Oath
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
What was the main focus on Universal Education?
to create better-educated voters
to develop well-rounded individuals
to introduce new ideas to a wider audience
to give people more opportunities
arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from worker to worker in a direct line until the product is assembled
assembly line
Bessemer process
internal combustion
Thomas Edison
method of making high-quality steel efficiently and cheaply
assembly line
Bessemer process
mass production
internal combustion
created the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb
assembly line
internal combustion
Bessemer process
Thomas Edison
production in large quantities, usually by machinery
internal combustion
Bessemer process
mass production
Thomas Edison
engine type fired by oil and gasoline
Internal combustion
mass production
Bessemer process
assembly line
Why did the assembly line make goods less expensive to buy?
More goods could be produced in the same amount of time, so they cost less to make.
The same amount of goods could be produced with fewer raw materials, so they were cheaper to make.
The assembly line used fewer workers, so the business owners had fewer people to pay.
The owners of factories with assembly lines paid their workers less than other types of factory workers.
Which Marxists believed in using democratic means to achieve the goals of socialism?
revisionists
communists
democrats
proletariat
Many workers reacted to poor working conditions by
quitting their jobs
organizing to pass laws or make reforms.
buying the factories and changing them.
refusing to work and living on welfare.
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
Cours se taunt
coup de·tat
Soup de jour
Cops De Bad bois
A single Law Code for France that Divided Civil law into Personal Status, Property, and Acquisition of Property
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
The Bonaparte Laws
The Napoleonic Dynamite
The Napoleonic Code
Largest sale of any land in history. Sold to the U.S. by France in 1803
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Buyout
Louisiana Record
Midwest Purchase
Its Goal was to isolate Britain and Promote Napoleon's Mastery over Europe
The Continents extreme
The Calendar Economic plan
The Continental System
The Concaveral Plan
When Napoleon Attacks Russia we see our First look at the Scorched Earth Policy. His attack on Russia is sometimes called...
overconfidence
Not sound military policy
The huge Mistake
The Big Blunder
an act of renouncing the throne
Allrightism
Absenteeism
Adjudication
Abdication
Those that believe in Monarchy and restored Louis XVIII to the throne of France are called...
Royalists
Loyalists
Moralists
Danteists
Which of the following is considered a main cause of WWI?
The League of Nations was trying to stop aggression in Europe.
Nationalism in the USA caused the war to spread quickly.
The system of alliances caused many nations to enter the war.
The navy of Japan troubled Germany.
Which of the following is a correct list of the ALLIED powers in World War I?
Italy, Britain, France, Ottoman Empire, Russia
Britain, France, Italy, Japan, USA
Britain, Italy, Russia, Germany, France
USA, Italy, Serbia, Austria, France
What was the main goal of U.S. President Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”?
It was a plan to end World War I quickly.
It was a plan for the USA to become a world power.
It was a plan for Germany to control the world.
It was a plan for peace around the world.
The Treaty of Versailles helped lead to World War II because:
the Germans were allowed to keep a large army.
the Germans were humiliated by the treaty.
the Allies began fighting over how to punish Germany.
the Allies began fighting over how to divide their colonies.
Russia surrendered to Germany in World War I because:
The Czar was tired of fighting the Germans and quit.
The Communists took over Russia and promised peace.
The Germans asked for peace on the Eastern front.
Russia never surrendered and finished the war.
Historical Thinking and Skills Content Statement #4
In a certain country, all decisions concerning the production of goods and services are made by the government. However, following a political revolution, a new economic system is setup in which some decisions regarding production of goods and services are made by the government and others are made by individuals and private companies.
How has the economy of this country changed?
From a mixed economy to a market economy
From a command economy to a mixed economy
From a market economy to a traditional economy
From a traditional economy to a command economy
What was one idea that the leaders of the American Revolution shared with Enlightenment thinkers?
Colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for mother countries
The people have the right to overthrow their government if it abuses its powers
Governments may restrict freedom of speech and of the press during times of crisis.
Factories and businesses should be owned by the government rather than by individuals
The French National Assembly based the __________ on Enlightenment ideals, such as freedom of speech, religion and government protection of rights.
Declaration of Rights of Man
Tennis Court Oath
French Bill of Rights
Estates-General
Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in
Changing the relationship between people and their government.
Supporting the divine right theory.
Debating the role of the church in society
Promoting increase power of European monarchs.
Which of the following ideas become more valuable as a result of enlightenment thinking?
Governments enact strict laws and harsh punishments
Aristocrats should have more power because they are rich
Individuals have the right to speak freely and not be censored
There is only one true religion, and all others are blasphemous
After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were
In need of land for their surplus population
Competing for raw materials and markets
Determined to bring Christianity to the Muslim world
Interested in completing their geographic knowledge to the world
The 19th century term “White man’s Burden” reflects the idea that
Asians and African were equal to Europeans
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help
Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of the indigenous peoples
During the 19th century, Europeans were able to divide China into “Spheres of influence” mainly because the
Chinese were eager to adopt western culture
Europeans were willing to adopt Chinese customs
Europeans had technologically superior military forces
Chinese lacked raw material and resources
Which of the following was a major cause of the Russian Revolution?
Russia was ruled by a Czarist government that responded to the needs of its people.
Russia was ruled by a communist government that spread equality to all people.
The German Army supplied the communists with planes, trucks and artillery.
Russia was ruled by a Czarist government that failed to implement reforms.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U.S. foreign policy was closely tied to domestic economic concerns. The annexation of Hawaii, the Open Door Policy with China and the construction of the Panama Canal in Latin America were all motivated by an interest in
Breaking up monopolies and trusts
Extending land grants of railroad construction
Acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials
Limiting the power of labor unions to strike
