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WorksheetsHISTORY CHAPTER 9
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 6hrs 17mins
which king had unlimited power over his people?
King Charles I
king Louis XIV
King James II
King Charles II
Which nation was able to create wealth without needing a monarch by sending out a huge fleet of ships to establish colonies?
Spanish
French
English
Dutch (Netherlands)
What power did Parliament have that caused the king to need to get along with them?
The power to approve taxes
The power to elect monarchs
The power to approve laws
The power to impeach Kings
What caused the English Civil War?
King James II did not want to sign the English Bill of Rights
William of Orange wanted to divorce his wife, which violated English law
King Charles I hated Parliament and went to war with them
William of Orange took the English throne by force
Who did Parliament choose as their leader to fight for them in the English Civil War?
William of Orange
Oliver Cromwell
King Charles
King James
What was the fate of King Charles I after the English Civil War?
Charles fled England and went into hiding in France
Charles jumped out a window because he knew he lost
Charles was captured by Oliver Cromwell tried and executed
Charles abdicated (stepped down from power) and allowed his son to rule
Who served as England after Charles' death until another king was chosen?
Oliver Cromwell
William of Orange
James II
Nobody
Who was asked to rule the English throne in 1688 (hint: they were chosen because they were protestant.)
king Ferdinand and queen Isabella
Queen Elizabeth
King Henry VIII
William of Orange and his wife Mary
This change of power without resorting to war
The Age of Reason
The Glorious Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment
What document did William of Orange and Mary Antoinette agree to sign that limited their power
The Articles of Confederation
The American Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The document referenced above moved England toward a more representative government where the rulers were more accountable to the people. How was this accomplished?
A) cabinet members answered less to the king and more to Parliament
B) The Prime Minister (the leader of cabinet) was elected by the people
C) Both A and B
D) none of the above
True or False: American citizens insisted on having the same rights as English citizens and that is what led to the American Revolution.
true
false
The time when men used reason to learn about the world around them is known as the....
The Enlightenment
The scientific Revolution
The Glorious Revolution
The Age of Reason
the ability to think clearly and logically is known as...
rationalism
reason
science
empiricism
The idea that most or all knowledge can be discovered through the use of reason alone is called
reason
rationalism
empiricism
science
the belief that the best way to find true knowledge is through experience rather than through human reason is called
rationalism
empericism
reason
science
which philosopher said, "I think, therefore i am."
John Locke
Hippocrates
Rene Descartes
Benedict deSpinoza
which philosopher coined the term "tabula rasa" and believed that we are born without a personality?
hippocrates
Benedict de Spinoza
John Locke
Rene Descartes
what does "tabula rasa" mean?
blank slate
clean slate
blank tablet
clean tablet
which philosopher doubted that the Bible was really different than other books?
John Locke
Rene Descartes
hippocrates
Benedict de Spinoza
the idea that society should be free from all religion is known as...?
secularism
tolerance
empiricism
rationalism
who was Hippocrates
said the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around
discovered gravity and motion
the father of medicine; rejected the idea that sickness was a punishment from the gods; taught that every sickness had natural cause
the astronomer that discovered the planet Uranus, built a huge telescope
recorded the position of the stars, developed the theory about the orbit of comets
who was Copernicus
recorded the position of the stars, developed the theory about the orbit of comets
the father of medicine; rejected the idea that sickness was a punishment from the gods; taught that every sickness had natural cause
discovered the laws of gravity
said the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around
the astronomer that discovered the planet Uranus, built a huge telescope
who was Galileo?
the father of medicine; rejected the idea that sickness was a punishment from the gods; taught that every sickness had natural cause
used the telescope to study our place in the universe
discovered the laws of gravity and motion
said the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around
who was Sir Isaac Newton
said the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around
used the telescope to study our place in the universe
discovered laws of gravity and motion
the father of medicine; rejected the idea that sickness was a punishment from the gods; taught that every sickness had natural cause
who was Edmund Halley
said the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around
discovered the laws of gravity and motion
the father of medicine; rejected the idea that sickness was a punishment from the gods; taught that every sickness had natural cause
recorded the position of the stars, developed the theory about the orbit of comits
who was Sir William Herschel
the astronomer that discovered the planet Uranus, built a huge telescope
the father of medicine; rejected the idea that sickness was a punishment from the gods; taught that every sickness had natural cause
said the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around
discovered the laws of gravity and motion
list the steps of the scientific method in order
(a)
