WorksheetsAbsolutism, Revolutions, & Enlightenment
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 32mins
Maximillian Robespierre's reign in France during the Revolution was characterized by...
Increased taxes
Mass executions
A period of peace
A period marked by warfare
Why did King Louis XIV of France build the massive new royal palace at Versailles?
He forced the nobles to live there, thereby maintaining control over them.
Forced the nobles to be educated there
Enslaved the nobles
To prevent the nobles from mistreating the peasants
Which scientist discovered the circulatory system of the human body?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
William Harvey
Why was the concept of "divine right" so important for absolute monarchs in Europe?
reserved governmental positions for the clergy.
It gave kings real supernatural powers
guaranteed natural, inalienable rights to the people.
justified the king's right to rule.
Which of the following was a result of the Enlightenment?
It stifled (slowed down) scientific and technological progress
It led to an increase in absolute monarchies
It led to increased religious intolerance
It fueled democratic revolutions around the world.
Which of the following events is associated with the French Revolution?
The Reign of Terror
The Battle of Yorktown
The Watergate Scandal
The Boston Tea Party
Which of the following was an invention or innovation developed during the Enlightenment?
All-weather roads that improved year-round transportation and trade.
Improvements in ship design that lowered the cost of transportation.
New thoughts about the use and purpose of political power and what an ideal government looked like.
The Guillotine
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Jethro Tull
What does the heliocentric theory state is at the center of the universe?
The Earth
Jupiter
Heaven
The Sun
Which of these events came first?
The American Revolution
The French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte taking power in France
The Mexican Revolution
Who was the father of modern physics, as well as the creator of calculus and the discoverer of gravity.
William Harvey
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
This astronomer confirmed the Heliocentric Model of the Universe by observing the moons of Jupiter through his telescope.
Galileo Galilei
Issac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
This astronomer discovered the Heliocentric Model of the Universe by tracking "heavenly bodies" in the night sky and applying math to their paths.
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
This astronomer refined the Heliocentric Model of the Universe by discovering that the planets did not orbit the sun in circular patterns, but instead in elliptical patterns.
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
William Harvey
Which group (Estate) was unhappy with the tax system in France before the revolution?
1st Estate- The Clergy
2nd Estate- The Nobility
3rd Estate- Middle Class & Peasnts
None of the above
What event is an example of mob violence against the power of King Louis XIV?
Tennis Court Oath
The Storming of the Bastille
USA writes the Declaration of Independence
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
Why did the French people support Napoleon Bonaparte?
Became friends with the USA
Restore Louis XVI to power
End of British control of France
Provide stability for the nation
What was a major result of the French Revolution?
3rd estate did not have to pay any taxes
The Middle Class gained political power
The king was restored to unlimited power
Clergy dominated government
Which of the following events happened first?
Third Estates declares itself the National Assembly
Louis XVI accepts the constitutional monarchy
The Reign of Terror
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?
First
Second
Third
None
A bishop (city church leader) belonged to which Estate?
First
Second
Third
None
Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.
Inspiration from American Revolution
Enlightenment Ideas
Strong economy
Low food prices
Inequality among the 3 Estates
Declaration of the Rights of Man...
... explained why the British colonies should be free
... listed the natural rights of citizens in revolutionary France
... abolished the monarchy
Which event marked the beginning of the Revolution?
The execution of King Louis XVI
The Storming of the Bastille
The execution of King Charles X
The Reign of Terror
What organization was established by Robespierre to find and eliminate critics of the Revolution?
National Assembly
Committee of Public Safety
Estates General
Nickname for Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed?
100 Days
National Assembly
Reign of Terror
Old Regime
Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the concept of natural rights?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the concept of separation of church and state?
Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes believed that people were naturally evil and needed a strong government to control them.
True
False
Rousseau believed that people are born free and governments should be run by the people and the general will.
True
False
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that freedom of speech is the most important weapon that individuals could use against a bad government?
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Who believed the common good was greater than the individual?
Locke
Voltaire
Rousseau
Who believed that governments are supposed to protect people's rights?
Locke
Voltaire
Rousseau
What is the power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way?
reason
philosophies
natural rights
contract
A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.
A Monk
Absolute Monarch
A Philosophe
A Salon Manager
Enlightenment thinker who viewed humanity in a negative way and believed people were naturally wicked.
John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft
Thomas Hobbes
Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property" and the right to overthrow a government that does not protect those rights?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Rousseau
Enlightenment thinker who was a pioneer for women's rights and education.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to
Develop better relations with muslim rulers
Centralize political power in their nations
Encourage the growth of political farms
Increase human rights for citizens
Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.
Windsor Castle
Versailles
St. Petersburg
Fontainebleau
Theory that justified absolutism by claiming that absolute power came directly from God
Divine Right
Enlightened
Social Contract theory
Manifest Destiny
