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World History Final REVIEW

Total questions: 155

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way

a)

reason

b)

philosophies

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

2.

A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born wth

a)

divine right

b)

philosophes

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

3.

An agreement between rulers and the people to cooperate for mutual social benefits in pursuit of a better society

a)

divine right

b)

free enterprise

c)

laissez-faire

d)

social contract

4.

A place where Enlightenment thinkers got together to discuss Enlightenment ideas

a)

divine right

b)

salon

c)

laissez-faire

d)

bourgeoisie

5.

Separation of Powers

a)

Separating the ruler from the military.

b)

Dividing powers equally among organizations

c)

Dividing powers equally among three people

d)

Dividing powers equally among three branches of government.

6.

A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.

a)

A Monk

b)

Absolute Monarch

c)

A Philosophe

d)

A Salon Manager

7.

Enlightenment thinker who viewed humanity in a negative way and believed people were naturally wicked.

a)

John Locke

b)

Mary Wollstonecraft

c)

Thomas Hobbes

8.

Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property".

a)

Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Rousseau

9.

Enlightenment thinker who was a pioneer for women's rights and education.

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

10.

Thomas Jefferson was greatly influenced by "John Locke" and took his ideas to write the ____.

a)

Song "America's Most Wanted"

b)

The Eagle Code

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Magna Carta

11.

WHAT IS THOMAS HOBBES KNOWN FOR?

a)

MAGNA CARTA

b)

MAYFLOWER COMPACT

c)

SOCIAL CONTRACT

d)

NONE OF THESE

12.

WHAT IS "STATE OF NATURE"?

a)

EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO EVERYTHING. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS AT WAR WITH EACH OTHER.

b)

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT FOR PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.

c)

NATURAL RIGHTS YOU ARE BORN WITH.

d)

ALL OF THESE

13.

WHAT ARE THE NATURAL RIGHTS JOHN LOCKE SAID ALL PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH?

(CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

LIFE

b)

LIBERTY

c)

WEALTH

d)

PROPERTY

14.

WHAT DOES JOHN LOCKE SAY THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DO IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS?

a)

NOTHING

b)

START OVER

c)

ASK THEM TO STOP

d)

THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVOLT OR OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

15.

WHAT IS "SELF-GOVERNMENT"?

a)

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT.

b)

CREATES NATURAL RIGHTS

c)

SELF-RULE

(PEOPLE RULE THEMSELVES)

d)

ALL OF THESE

16.

People are naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish. Powerful government needed to ensure orderly society

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

e)

Voltaire

17.

fought for freedom of speech and opposed religious intolerance and corruption in government

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

e)

Voltaire

18.

Social Contract. People are born good but corrupted by society. Limited and freely elected government

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

e)

Voltaire

19.

Belief that authority comes from reason and not God

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Constitution

c)

Absolutism

d)

Philosophers

20.
A political idea where the government is divided into branches that share power.
a)
Checks and Taxes
b)
Checks and Monarchy
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Natural Laws and State of Nature
21.
The Enlightenment centers around what kind of person?
a)
Politician
b)
Philosopher
c)
Clergy
d)
Artist
22.

________emphasized the importance of

observation and accurate records which laid the foundation for how other

theories and methods can be applied and tested by future scientists. He also observed a supernova and recorded the first comet in 1577.

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

d)

Brahe

23.

Which scientist is considered the father of modern astronomy?

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Brahe

d)

Copernicus

24.

Which theory proposed by Copernicus, stated the sun, not the earth was the center of the universe?

a)

Heliocentric Theory

b)

Geocentric Theory

25.

True or False: The work of both Copernicus and Galileo were considered challenges to religious teachings at the time.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Who created the first telescope and is considered the Father of Experimental Science?

a)

Newton

b)

Bacon

c)

Descartes

d)

Galileo

27.

Which of the following ideas are associated with Isaac Newton?

a)

Laws of motion

b)

elliptical orbits

c)

gravity

d)

craters on the moon

e)

dark spots on the sun

28.

Who stated that science should be approached systematically and that close observation was the only way to find the truth of all thing?

a)

Descartes

b)

Celsius

c)

Leeuwenhoek

d)

Bacon

e)

Galen

29.

The process that is used today by scientists to conduct experiments is called the

(a)  

30.

Which scientists emphasized that past science and

knowledge should be doubted until proven to be true rather than

accepted on faith.

a)

Torricelli

b)

Descartes

c)

Farenheit

d)

Vesalius

e)

Galileo

31.

True or False:

The work of both Descartes and Bacon came together to form the scientific method?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which 3 scientists are associated with the development of the thermometer and temperature scales?

a)

Farenheit

b)

Vesalius

c)

Celsius

d)

Galileo

e)

Newton

33.

On which continent did the Scientific Revolution begin?

(a)  

34.

According to Medieval Catholic teaching, which was reliant on ancient teachings of Ptolemy and others, it was believed that the ___ was the center of the universe.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

35.

How did the Catholic Church respond to the work of Galileo?

a)

The Church embraced the new findings and supported the work of Galileo

b)

The Church helped to publish Galileo's book and incorporated the new science into church doctrine.

c)

Galileo's work was viewed as heresy (belief or opinion contrary to religious doctrine and carried harsh punishments)

d)

Galileo was forced to recant (take back) his support for heliocentrism

36.

True or False:

Monarchs supported the work of scientists through providing stipends (payments), setting up academies, and adding them to their courts.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Term that means earth-centered universe

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

c)

eccentric

d)

egocentric

38.

Term that means sun-centered universe

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

c)

eccentric

d)

egocentric

39.

The scientific method was all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a systematic procedure or series of steps

b)

based on collecting and analyzing evidence

c)

reliant on the ideas of ancient authorities

d)

crucial to the evolution of science

40.

According to Aristotle and the Ptolemaic system,

a)

the moons is the center of the universe, and the Earth revolves around it.

b)

the Earth revolves around the moon, and the moon revolves around the sun

c)

the Sun, Earth, and Moon all revolve around Saturn, the sun god

d)

the earth is fixed at the center of the universe and the sun and planets revolve around it in circular orbits

41.

Why did Nicolaus Copernicus wait until late in his life to publish his theory of a heliocentric universe?

a)

He feared criticism from politicians

b)

He risked punishment by church officials

c)

He had little money to hire a printer of his work

d)

He needed to be sure of his mathematical calculations

42.

A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born wth

a)

divine right

b)

philosophes

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

43.

An agreement between rulers and the people to cooperate for mutual social benefits in pursuit of a better society

a)

divine right

b)

free enterprise

c)

laissez-faire

d)

social contract

44.

A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.

a)

A Monk

b)

Absolute Monarch

c)

A Philosophe

d)

A Salon Manager

45.

Enlightenment thinker who viewed humanity in a negative way and believed people were naturally wicked.

a)

John Locke

b)

Mary Wollstonecraft

c)

Thomas Hobbes

46.

Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property".

a)

Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Rousseau

47.

Enlightenment thinker who was a pioneer for women's rights and education.

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

48.

Thomas Jefferson was greatly influenced by "John Locke" and took his ideas to write the ____.

a)

Song "America's Most Wanted"

b)

The Eagle Code

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Magna Carta

49.

WHAT IS THOMAS HOBBES KNOWN FOR?

a)

MAGNA CARTA

b)

MAYFLOWER COMPACT

c)

SOCIAL CONTRACT

d)

NONE OF THESE

50.

WHAT ARE THE NATURAL RIGHTS JOHN LOCKE SAID ALL PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH?

(CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

LIFE

b)

LIBERTY

c)

WEALTH

d)

PROPERTY

51.

WHAT DOES JOHN LOCKE SAY THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DO IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS?

a)

NOTHING

b)

START OVER

c)

ASK THEM TO STOP

d)

THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVOLT OR OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

52.

fought for freedom of speech and opposed religious intolerance and corruption in government

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

e)

Voltaire

53.

Social Contract. People are born good but corrupted by society. Limited and freely elected government

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

e)

Voltaire

54.

Belief that authority comes from reason and not God

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Constitution

c)

Absolutism

d)

Philosophers

55.
A political idea where the government is divided into branches that share power.
a)
Checks and Taxes
b)
Checks and Monarchy
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Natural Laws and State of Nature
56.
The Enlightenment centers around what kind of person?
a)
Politician
b)
Philosopher
c)
Clergy
d)
Artist
57.

Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

58.

Hobbes' book was called...

a)

Qur'an

b)

Leviathan

c)

Odyssey

d)

Don Quixote

59.

People give up some portion of their freedom in exchange for ____, according to Thomas Hobbes.

a)

legitimacy

b)

security

c)

oligarchy

d)

better schools

60.
What did Rousseau claim to be true?
a)
All men are born equal
b)
Music is the answer to everything
c)
Kids only cause problems
d)
The taller you are the smarter you become
61.

According to Montesquieu, what is the main purpose of government?

a)

to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual

b)

to build a wall

c)

to create laws that everyone agree on

d)

to open Chic Fil A on Sundays

62.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
63.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
64.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
65.
Luther had to appear before Charles V at ________________.
a)
Diet of Worms
b)
Wittenberg Church
c)
Peace of Westphalia
d)
Roman Inquisition
66.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
67.
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
Pope Clement VII
68.
John Calvin believed in ________________.
a)
Free Will
b)
Pre-Destination
c)
Purgatory
d)
Indulgences
69.
Scottish Calvinists are called ______________.
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Huguenots
c)
Anglicans
d)
Antitrinitarians
70.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
71.
Why did Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
a)
Didn't bear son
b)
She cheated on him
c)
They were different religions
d)
War with Spain
72.
Which of Henry VIII'a daughters became a successful English queen?
a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Mary I
c)
Joanna I
d)
Victoria I
73.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
74.
What was the meeting where Catholic officials reformed the church?
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
English Reformation
d)
Treaty of Nantes
75.
Which order of nuns was created during the Counter Reformation and educated girls and cared for the needy?
a)
Ursiline
b)
Franciscan
c)
Augustinian
d)
Notre dame
76.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
77.
What was the bloodiest war of the Reformation?
a)
Thirty Years' War
b)
French Wars of Religion
c)
Calvinist Revolt in Netherlands
d)
Hundred Years War
78.
Which treaty marked the end of the Reformation?
a)
Peace of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Nantes
d)
Council of Trent
79.
Northern Germany is mostly __________ to this day
a)
Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Muslim
d)
Hindu
80.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
81.
Which pope denied Henry VIII's request for divorce?
a)
Clement VII
b)
Paul III
c)
Charles V
d)
John Paul
82.
What is the idea that ALL people in the kingdom have to follow the law?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Divine Right
d)
Realism
83.
The power to rule comes from God.  Who is most likely to have stated this?
a)
President of the US
b)
18th Century Philosopher
c)
Middle Ages Pope
d)
16th Century Peasant
84.
What document created a Parliament, and will  allow more rights to lower classes in England?
a)
Edict of Milan
b)
Great Schism 1054
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Justinians Code
85.
All of the following are associated with the Crusades EXCEPT which one?
a)
Reopening of trade between Europe and Asia
b)
Return of lost text from the Middle East to Europe
c)
Beginning of Exploration and Colonization of the Americas
d)
Heavy Persecution of Jews and Muslims
86.
What agricultural advancement  of the Middle Ages allowed farmers to grow crops successfully?
a)
Three field system/crop rotation
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Feudal System
d)
Slash and burn agriculture
87.
With the rise of trade in Europe which of the following gained great power and wealth?
a)
Greek city-states like Athens and Sparta
b)
Western European kingdoms like France
c)
Italian city-states such as Florence and Venice
d)
England
88.
What event triggered both prolonged Knightly violence in Europe and a growth in trade?
a)
Black Death
b)
Crusades
c)
100 Years War
d)
Norman Invasion of England
89.
What drastic world changing event led to the fall of the Feudal System?
a)
Crusades
b)
100 Years War
c)
Holocaust
d)
Black Death
90.

Which of the following focused on the need for education throughout his Empire?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Clovis

c)

Charles Martel

d)

Pepin the Short

91.
Why were many of the texts written during the Middle Ages religious texts?
a)
Catholic Church purged all other writings that were created
b)
Only those members of the Catholic Clergy could read and write
c)
It was required by Church law
d)
People only wanted to read only religious texts
92.
Which of the following was the central issue of the Hundred Years’ War?
a)
The location of the Pope’s home
b)
The Throne of France
c)
The Throne of England
d)
The religion of the French people
93.
Which of the following does not describe Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire? 
a)
Nobles move from rural areas into towns and cities
b)
Barabarians attack from all angles
c)
trade collapses
d)
Learning declines
94.
Which Frankish leader stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe?
a)
Charles Martel
b)
Clovis
c)
Charelmagne
d)
Pepin the Dhort
95.
What group was heavily persecuted because of their supposed poisoning of the wells during the Black Death?
a)
Christians
b)
Muslims
c)
Jews
d)
Church Clergy
96.
What is the only entity to survive the fall of Rome?
a)
Kings
b)
Church
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
97.
What was the main effect of the Moors’ expansion into Spain in the 700s?
a)
It contributed to the spread of Buddhist influence in the region
b)
It prompted a Christian counterattack against Moorish territory in the Holy Land.
c)
It led to conflicts between Muslims and Christian inhabitants
d)
It completed the destruction of the Byzantine Empire
98.
What was the purpose of the Inquisition created by the Catholic Church?
a)
to preach Christianity
b)
to bind new bibles
c)
to inquire of Muslim Holy lands for spreading of Christian faith
d)
to root out heresy in the realm of the Catholic Church
99.
During the Middle Ages, which characteristic did western Europe and the Byzantine Empire have in common? 
a)
control by a single ruler
b)
education in local languages
c)
development of a middle class
d)
practice of a common religion
100.
What was the split in the Catholic Church between the east and the west in 1054?
a)
The Great Schism
b)
The Unholy Breakup
c)
The Protestant Reformation
d)
The Counter-Reformation
101.
What is another name for the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the west?
a)
Ostrogoth empire
b)
Orthodox empire
c)
Justinian Empire
d)
Byzantine Empire
102.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

103.

When did the Renaissance occur?

a)

1300s–1600s

b)

1300s–1500s

c)

1200s–1600s

d)

none of these

104.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Milan

b)

Italy

c)

Britain

d)

Florence

105.

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

a)

mathematics.

b)

the ancient Greeks and Romans.

c)

Petrarch.

d)

gold.

106.

Who is considered the father of humanism?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Gutenberg

107.

Why were the Medicis important to the Renaissance?

a)

The commissioned many expeditions.

b)

They started a university in Florence.

c)

They believed in the teachings of Luther.

d)

They were patrons of the arts.

108.

What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

a)

the printing press

b)

the caravel

c)

the telescope

d)

eyeglasses

109.

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

a)

the inventor of the telescope

b)

the inventor of the printing press

c)

the founder of the laws of planetary motion

d)

a religious reformer

110.

Why were Copernicus’ proposals about the solar system so unique?

a)

People believed that Earth was the center of the universe.

b)

People believed that the Moon was the center of the universe.

c)

People believed that the Sun was the center of the universe.

d)

People believed that Earth was flat.

111.

In what field is Vesalius famous?

a)

astronomy (space)

b)

anatomy (body)

c)

Latin literature

d)

sculpture (carved pictures)

112.

What did an indulgence grant a person?

a)

a pardon for sin

b)

money for food

c)

an interview with a priest

d)

a guarantee into heaven

113.

Why did Luther disapprove of indulgences?

a)

He felt the church was not charging enough.

b)

He felt that faith alone was the only path to salvation.

c)

He believed the Pope was corrupt.

d)

all of the these

114.

What was the church's response to Luther's ideas?

a)

Luther was excommunicated.

b)

Luther was sainted.

c)

Luther was stripped of his ministerial vestments.

d)

Luther was put to death.

115.

The movement to change the church during the Renaissance was called?

a)

Counter-Reformation

b)

Counter- Revolution

c)

Revolution

d)

Reformation

116.

People who wanted the Catholic Church reformed (changed) were called?

a)

Lutherans

b)

Calvinists

c)

protesters

d)

Protestants

117.

What was Bartolomeu Diaz the first to do?

a)

circumnavigate the world

b)

sail through the Strait of Magellan

c)

sail to the Cape of Good Hope

d)

sail to the Pacific Ocean

118.

Where is the Strait of Magellan?

a)

South America

b)

the West Indies

c)

Atlantic Coast of Africa

d)

India

119.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Columbus' first voyage

b)

the exchange of goods between Europe and North America

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Atlantic Slave Trade

120.

What was Triangular Trade connected to?

a)

Columbus

b)

Portugal

c)

gold

d)

enslaved Africans

121.

What was one of the legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)

the American Revolution

b)

the American Civil War

c)

the Civil Rights Movement

d)

both B and C

122.

What continent is displayed in the picture?

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

North America

123.

Which continent is Europe

a)
b)
c)
d)
124.

Which continent is South America?

a)
b)
c)
d)
125.

Which body of water is this?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

126.

Which ocean is this?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

127.

A single government that has total control over a nation or empire has a whole can be characterized as.....

a)

decentralized government

b)

centralized government

c)

city-states that are not united

d)

none of the above

128.

Which desert is this?

a)

Gobi

b)

Sonoran

c)

Namib

d)

Sahara

129.

Which civilization was a part of the Trans-Saharan Trade Network?

a)

Songhai

b)

Congo

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

South Africa

130.

What is one social effect of trading between other countries?

a)

cultural diffusion (countries learn each share and adopt each others culture)

b)

governments become more democratic

c)

taxes stay the same for the wealthy

d)

governments become more authoritarian

131.

Exhausting resources, depleting land for farming, and eventually starving would all be examples of.....

a)

rise of the Mayans

b)

causes of exploration

c)

effects of democracy

d)

decline of the Mayans

132.

What area on the map is this?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Mesoamerica

133.

Aztec Chinampas, Inca Terraces, Mayan Slash/Burn techniques are all examples of.......

a)

civilizations giving more freedoms

b)

civilizations war strategies

c)

civilizations changing the land for farming

d)

civilizations exploring new lands

134.

A reading passage that discusses merchants trading and farming (jobs) would be in what historical category?

a)

economic

b)

political

c)

social

d)

geographical

135.

A reading discussing status and ranking of an individual in a society would most likely referring to...

a)

geographical information

b)

social structure

c)

types of governments

d)

types of wars

136.
What does Absolute Ruler mean?
a)
a ruler who is sure of their power
b)
A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life
c)
someone who has to answer to a separate government body
d)
a ruler who is absolute
137.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

138.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

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

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

139.

Who was Louis XIV?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

d)

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.

140.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

created a constitutional monarchy.

b)

resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

c)

reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

d)

confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

141.

The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction

a)

succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.

b)

succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.

c)

instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.

d)

supported equality before the law, questioned serfdom, torture and capital punishment.

142.

During the reign of Charles I of England,

a)

the English Civil War occurred.

b)

Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.

c)

Parliament was dissolved.

d)

All of the above

143.

The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was

a)

capitalism.

b)

laissez faire economics.

c)

mercantilism.

d)

socialism.

144.
The primary goal of most of Europe's absolute monarchs was to
a)
support political freedom for the new middle classes
b)
prevent contact with areas beyond Europe's borders
c)
centralize their political control over their nations
d)
maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations
145.
The theory justifying a monarch's rule by God's authority is called
a)
laissez-faire
b)
totalitarianism
c)
predestination
d)
divine right
146.

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Thirty Years War

d)

Defeat of Spanish Armada

147.
What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?
a)
The Church
b)
Parliament
c)
Universities
d)
Foreign governments
148.
This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.
a)
Phillip II
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Frederick the Great
d)
James II
149.

Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?

a)

Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power

b)

Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships

c)

Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe

d)

Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials

150.

Westernization means …

a)

Traveling West in search of natural resources

b)

To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe

151.

The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy

a)

It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy

b)

It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.

c)

He is relatively unknown as a monarch

d)

His dad Charles V was more well known

152.
Spanish King who made several mistakes that led to the downfall of Spain.
a)
Phillip II
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Charles I
153.

Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Mary I

154.

The English Bill of Rights ended the __________________________ in England.

a)

Constitutional Monarchy.

b)

Absolute Monarchy.

c)

Totalitarian State.

d)

westernized Russia.

155.
Which group was granted religious freedom by the issuing of the Edict of Nantes? 
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Huguenots
c)
Catholics
d)
Lutherans

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