WorksheetsUnit 5: Enlightenment
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 11mins
"I promoted culture with my support of the arts. Unfortunately, I drained by country’s treasury by building my palace at Versailles and involving my country in costly wars."
The message above would have been best represented by:
Simon Bolivar
King Louis XIV
Napoleon Bonaparte
Miguel Hidalgo
Which nation was most likely governed by the person who said"
"I inherited the throne and imprisoned my foes without a trial. I dissolved Parliament because I did not want to consult with them when I increased taxes."
England
Spain
France
Russia
Which type of government is most likely associated with the following speakers:
Speaker A: Although I spread serfdom in my country, I tried to modernize our society by adopting aspects of western technology.
Speaker B: I promoted culture with my support of the arts. Unfortunately, I drained by country’s treasury by building my palace at Versailles and involving my country in costly wars.
Speaker C: I gained much wealthy from my overseas empire in the Americas. I waged war against the Protestants and lost.
Speaker D: I inherited the throne and imprisoned my foes without a trial. I dissolved Parliament because I did not want to consult with them when I increased taxes.
Limited monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Democratic Republic
Direct Democracy
Which sources of knowledge were most central to the Scientific Revolution?
Tradition and reliance on church teachings
Observation and experimentation
Classical learning and travel
Divine wisdom and Biblical text
Phillip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were all considered absolute rules because they ----
Broke from the Roman Catholic Church
helped feudal lords build source castles
instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments
made government decisions without the consent of their people
The heliocentric model, the development of inductive reasoning, and the work of Robert Boyle are all associated with which revolution?
Commercial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Financial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Which was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights?
Limits on the powers of English monarchs
Laws protecting the rights of Catholics
The creation of England’s colonial empire
Limits to the abuses of Parliament
The Mughal ruler, Akbar, brought together ______________________ to practice religious tolerance
Zamindaris and suttees
Mongols and Muslims
Women and peasants
Hindus and Muslims
How does the architecture above describe the history of the culture in which it was produced?
It reflects the interactions between Muslim and Hindu societies
It reflects the interactions between Chinese and Hindu societies
It reflects the interactions between Christian and Muslim societies
It reflects the interactions between Muslim and Chinese societies
Traditional Ideology --> Belief that China did not need Europeans --> ???
Increased cultural diffusion
Expanded trade
Ming Isolationism
Spread of Islam
As a result of Europe’s Commercial Revolution, Europeans-
enjoyed more goods and their living conditions improved.
relied more on trade from Africa.
struggled more in daily life.
discouraged the growth of manufacturing and the establishment of colonies
- Renaissance
- Copernicus Heliocentric Theory
- New Technological Advancements
- Questioning religious Beliefs
What time period do the items above represent?
Scientific Revolution
Commercial Revolution
French Revolution
None of the Above
How did scientific advances set the stage for the Industrial Revolution?
common people took more classes in the sciences
a group of inventions improved the production of consumer products
more governments required scientists to assist in decision-making
scientists wrote petitions for the people to rise up against the government
What new economic factors contributed to the success of Europe’s commercial revolution?
Free enterprise systems opened borders for trade.
Capitalism prompted the electronic revolution.
The North Atlantic Slave trade declined as they no longer needed labor for goods.
Mercantilism encouraged the growth of European manufacturing, establishment of colonies, and progression of global trade.
A major goal of the allied statesmen at the Congress of Vienna was to-
Establish democratic governments throughout Europe
Maintain a balance of power in Europe
Return Napoleon Bonaparte to power
Support nationalist movements in Poland, Italy, and Germany.
Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint L'Ouverture were important individuals in Latin American history because they were-
Conquerors of pre-Columbian Empires
Leaders of Revolutions in the struggle for independence
Active in converting Native Americans to Christianity
Influential Enlightenment thinkers
The Reign of Terror is best described as-
the beginning of the French revolution where the people overthrew their existing social order.
formed by the 3rd estate to sell the Catholic Church’s property
use of the guillotine on citizens of France suspected as being disloyal to the republic.
the storming of the Bastille by French citizens in a search for weapons.
Sir Isaac Newton’s law of gravity helped society understand-
that gas pressure increases as the volume of gas decreases.
that the physical laws that govern motion on Earth are the same laws that govern the universe
that the scientific method is an ineffective process.
that the scientific method is an ineffective process.
American Constitutional principles, such as liberty, checks and balances, and equality –
allowed for the sudden seizure of political power by a dictator
established a stable central government with separation of powers.
formed a government in which the power is concentrated in one authority figure.
encouraged states and lands to function as independent political units.
The “shot heard round the world” refers to which event?
Battle at Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre
Townsend Acts
Stamp Act
The Tennis Court Oath, the National Assembly believed its job was to-
Create a constitution
Address only the upper class
Overthrow the monarchy
Write a new penal code
American and French Revolutions --> ???
What best completes the graphic organizer?
led to the abolition of slavery
inspired others around the world to seek democracy and independence
marked the end of European influence in the Western Hemisphere
demonstrated the need for strong international peacekeeping organizations
The Stone Breakers by Gustave Courbet is an example of what type of art that developed during the revolutionary period in Europe?
Renaissance
Realism
Enlightenment
Romanticism
Which movement is most closely associated with the major ideas of these philosophers - John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Voltaire
Enlightenment
Reformation
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Based on a comparison of the maps above, of South America, which conclusion is accurate?
Many regions of South America gained their independence between 1790 and 1828
All of South America was independent by 1828.
Spain continued to gain South American colonies in the 19th century
Between 1790 and 1828, South American political boundaries remained unchanged except for Brazil.
Which of the following ideas is associated with the artistic movement known as romanticism?
political importance of the working class
wild emotions and feelings
mass distribution of books
true to life impression of a moment
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness... “
This statement most closely reflects the philosophy of-
John Locke
Adam Smith
Galileo Galilei
Thomas Hobbs
One similarity in the actions of Simón Bolívar and Napoleon Bonaparte is that both leaders -
encouraged nationalism
relied on diplomatic negotiations
established a representative form of government
rebelled against imperialism
*Impact of enlightenment ideas *Debt/bankruptcy *Increased taxes for the 3rd estate *Social divisions
What title best completes the chart above?
Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the French Revolution
Effects of the American Revolution
Effects of the American Revolution
Which of the following quotations was a result of the British Parliament passing laws without the colonists’ approval?
“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”
“All men are created equal”
“No taxation without representation”
"We the people”
