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WorksheetsW. History 3rd 9 weeks review
Total questions: 132
Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins
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
Who was Peter the Great?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best
This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them
Who was Louis XIV?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.
This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.
The English Bill of Rights
created a constitutional monarchy.
resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.
reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.
confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.
The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction
succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.
succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.
instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.
supported equality before the law, questioned serfdom, torture and capital punishment.
During the reign of Charles I of England,
the English Civil War occurred.
Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.
Parliament was dissolved.
All of the above
The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was
capitalism.
laissez faire economics.
mercantilism.
socialism.
Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?
English Civil War
Glorious Revolution
Thirty Years War
Defeat of Spanish Armada
Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?
Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power
Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships
Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe
Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials
Westernization means …
Traveling West in search of natural resources
To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe
The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy
It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy
It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.
He is relatively unknown as a monarch
His dad Charles V was more well known
Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?
Phillip II
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Mary I
The English Bill of Rights ended the __________________________ in England.
Constitutional Monarchy.
Absolute Monarchy.
Totalitarian State.
westernized Russia.
Who was Peter the Great?
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best
This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them
Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.
Windsor Castle
Versailles
St. Petersburg
Fontainebleau
__________________ studied planetary movements and developed the Heliocentric Theory.
Copernicus
Aristotle
Newton
_____________________ was a mathematician who improved scientific research
Galileo Galilei
Rene Descartes
Aristotle
The invention of the _______________________ helped spread old and new ideas
Printing Press
Microscope
Thermometer
1. Before the 1500's, most scholars believed in the ________________ Theory and that the earth was an ________________ object located at the center of the universe.
Geocentric; Rotational
Heliocentric; Immovable
Geocentric; Immovable
4. Galileo Galilei discovered that Jupiter had four moons, the sun had dark spots, and that the moon has a ______________ surface.
smooth and perfect
rough and uneven
pure
In 1633, Galileo went to trial and was threatened to be tortured. He signed a confession saying that the ideas of Copernicus were __________.
True
False
Which of the following would be rooted in OLD Science
Relying on ancient authorities and church teachings
Relying on observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning
Which of the following did Galileo discover after inventing the telescope (Choose more than one).
The sun had dark spots
The moon was made of cheese
Saturn's ring was made of solid gold
Jupiter had 4 moons
The moon's surface was rough and uneven
Why were only pigs dissected for human medical research until the Scientific Revolution?
They had a similar anatomy as humans
Francis bacon wanted to name them after him
Pigs were too intelligent and people feared that they would take over
What does this image represent?
The Heliocentric theory
The Geocentric theory
The Tychonian theory
What does this image represent?
The Geocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory
Aztec Calendar
Nicolaus Copernicus built his own telescope in 1609
True
False
The Scientific Method is a way of relying on ancient authors and church teachings for scientific research
True
False
Francis Bacon believed that if we explore and improve science then will better understand the world
True
False
The ______________________ was invented and used to measure atmospheric pressure and to predict the weather
thermometer
mercury barometer
microscope
Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the thermometer in 1714 and then used on a different scale by Anders Celsius
True
False
Aristotle was a Roman mathematician in the 3rd century B.C.
True
False
Which definition best describes what Absolutism is?
Where a few people control all the aspects of government by making all the decisions for the people.
Where people are elected by the citizens of the country and make all the decisions within the government
Where kings or queens are appointed to leadership and rule alongside a government that is made up by the citizens of that country
Where one person controls all the aspects of government by making all the decisions for the people.
Why did the author Machiavelli say that leaders should be feared rather than loved?
People fear the dread of punishment rather than offending someone who is loved
People are more likely to follow a leader who they trust than someone who is abusive
People are less likely to rebel for a leader who cares for the people and gives the people what they want
People of a country fear a leader who makes friendships because that leader has more spies throughout the country
What was the most important legacy of the Magna Carta, signed back in 1215 AD?
Everyone has a right to a fair trial
Everyone, including our leaders, must obey the law
Everyone is allowed to have freedom of speech
Everyone, including the leaders, are allowed to vote on the laws for the country
France was deep in debt because
money spent on the American Revolution
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
the 1st and 2nd estates barely paid any taxes
all of the above
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the French Revolution and came from
the Declaration of Independence
the Scientific Revolution
the Enlightenment
all of the above
Estate
This document was important in creating the French constitution and declaring its citizens equal.
Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
Declaration of Sentiments
Declaration of French Independence
Declaration of Citizen and Rights
Which estate paid the majority of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
Austria
Denmark
What is the name for the wealthy, Spanish- born citizens who settled in New Spain?
Creoles
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Mulattos
The impact of mercantilism was that
The rate of slavery in the Americas went down
Trade was limited in the Atlantic
The Colony grew wealthy
The Mother Country grew wealthy at the colony's expense
