WorksheetsUnit 7: Enlightenment, Abs Monarchs & Revolutions
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which statement best describes a change that occurred during both the Renaissance and the Enlightenment?
Technology and science were considered unimportant
A new questioning spirit and attitude emerged
The use of reason and logic was discouraged
Feudalism became the dominant political system
The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on what?
Laws of nature and reason
The concept of divine right of kings
Fundamental religious beliefs
Traditional values
John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support what?
The right of citizens to decide the best form of government
A government ruled by a divine right monarchy
A return to feudalism in Europe
A society ruled by the Catholic Church
Most of the ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau were associated with________.
The establishment of colonial empires by strong European nations
The beginnings of the Spanish Inquisition
British legislation that improved working conditions in factories
Political reforms that ended the absolute monarchy in France
“I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.” - Which Enlightenment thinker is credited with the statement above, which promotes free speech?
Diderot
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu
“Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” -Lord Acton, British historian
Which individual would most likely agree with the quote above?
John Locke
Louis XIV
Joseph Stalin
Nicollo Machiavelli
One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both ________.
Had the support of the Roman Catholic Church
Placed great value on traditional beliefs
Emphasized the value of human reasoning
Contributed to the end of feudalism
“When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates [government officials], there can be no liberty; because apprehensions [fears] may arise, les the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner…”
-Baron de Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws
Which solution would Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?
Reinstating absolute monarchies
Granting freedom of speech
Limiting natural laws
Separating the branches of government
According to this Enlightenment thinker’s book The Social Contract, citizens give their consent to let the government rule was developed by __________.
Hobbes
Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Which of these best describes an absolute ruler in Europe between 1500 and 1800 CE?
they were always military leaders
they claimed “divine right” and had almost complete authority
they were elected by the lower house of a parliamentary body
their powers were restricted by law
An absolute monarch would most likely do which of the following?
Reduce the power of the nobles
Increase taxes to pay for standing armies
Build large palaces to display their power
all of the above
Known as the Sun King, Louis XIV (14th) commissioned for the following to be built ....
The Notre Dame Cathedral
The Taj Mahal
The Louvre
The Palace of Versailles
Describe the efforts of Peter the Great to force the Russian nobility change.
Reject Western culture
Accept Western culture
Prepare for military battle
Bow to pressures from the Ottoman Empire
Why did Peter the Great increase his power as an absolute ruler?
To attack the Safavid Empire
To get revenge on the boyars
To advance his program of westernization
To end civil war in Russia
England ultimately became a constitutional monarchy as a result of _________________.
The Restoration
The Glorious Revolution
The English Civil War
The Petition of Right
Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence, and the American Revolution were inspired mostly by which event?
The French Revolution
The Enlightenment
The Haitian Revolution
King Louis XIV’s (14th) fall from power
The system of checks and balances in the U.S. federal government was taken from the ideas of_______.
Voltaire
Locke
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Out of the choices, what was the main cause of the French Revolution in 1789?
Rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte
Increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate
Actions of Prince Metternich
Execution of Louis XVI (16th)
True or False? In France, one group paid heavy taxes that supported the other two groups.
True
False
The major goal of the French Revolution was _______.
To create a more democratic government
To liberate the peoples of Europe
The abolition of slavery
To execute the king
French voters supported Napoleon’s decision to appoint himself emperor because __________.
The Pope had become less powerful
They supported expansion in the New World
He had successfully restored order and peace in France
They wanted to restrict the new rights established during the Revolution
As a result of the enemy’s use of the scorched-earth policy and terrible weather, Napoleon’s biggest mistake in 1812 was ___________.
Invading Britain
Invading Germany
Invading Russia
Invading Austria
All of the following were goals of the Congress of Vienna EXCEPT ___________.
Punishing the government of France
Restoring monarchies throughout Europe
Preventing the future expansion of France
Creating a balance of power amongst European nations
The colonies of Latin America rose up in rebellion because of _____________.
the increase of taxes without representation
the forcing of religion on the colonists and indigenous people
the lack of direction and governance by the European countries in the colonies
the desire for independence from European rule
Which revolution inspired the Haitian revolution?
The Mexican Revolution
The English Revolution
The French Revolution
The revolution in Brazil
The revolution that resulted in slaves gaining their independence was ____________.
The Haitian Revolution
The French Revolution
The English Revolution
The Mexican Revolution
Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L’Overture, and Miguel Hidalgo were Latin American leaders of ______________.
Colonial expansion
Educational reforms
Economic development
Independence movements
The revolution in Mexico differed from the other revolutions in South America because ____________.
Only creoles revolted during the Mexican revolution
Both mestizos and Native Americans, rather than just creoles, rose up during the revolution in Mexico
The Spanish defeated Mexico in the Mexican revolution
Only Native Americans revolted during the Mexican revolution
The former slave and leader during the Haitian Revolution was known as ____________.
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hidalgo
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Which estate made up the majority of the French population prior to the French Revolution?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
