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Early Modern Europe Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During the Scientific Revolution, people used observations to develop explanations that were
a)
political
b)
curious
c)
religious
d)
logical
2.
The _____ was also known as the Age of Reason because of its focus on reason
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
3.
John Locke believed that government should be
a)
led by philosophers
b)
changed every few years
c)
an expression of God's will on Earth
d)
a contract between the ruler and the people
4.
A major cause of the French Revolution was
a)
anger over differences between social classes
b)
heavy taxes on the rich
c)
unfair treatment of the First Estate
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte's unfair legal system
5.
The French constitution which guaranteed some rights and made taxes fairer was
a)
the Magna Carta
b)
the Declaration of Independence
c)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
d)
the French Treatise
6.
Why was Napoleon important in history?
a)
His military ideas still influence political thought today
b)
His democratic ideas spread across Europe.
c)
His armies conquered much of Europe.
d)
His family still rules France today.
7.
The _____ was a period of rapid growth in machine-made goods
a)
Age of Exploration
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Reformation
8.
During the Industrial Revolution, steam power increased the need for which natural resources?
a)
gold and silver
b)
fur and fish
c)
oil and natural gas
d)
coal and iron
9.

Who was the scientist who contributed to math and physics (gravity)

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Galileo

10.

Who was the scientist who wrote that Earth orbited the sun?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Galileo

11.

Who was the explorer who navigated a voyage around the world for Spain?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Galileo

12.

Who was the explorer whose voyages for Spain started the European exploration of the Americas

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Galileo

13.

Who was the Portuguese leader who founded a navigation school and sponsored voyages along the African coast?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Galileo

14.

To travel all the way around

a)

Circumnavigate

b)

suffragettes

c)

capitalism

d)

humanism

15.

System in which individuals own most businesses and resources

a)

circumnavigate

b)

suffragettes

c)

capitalism

d)

humanism