WorksheetsW History 6 (extended)
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 44mins
The discoveries of Isaac Newton led many to develop a mechanistic view of the _______.
stars
Earth
universe
Sun
This person wrote a musical composition based on Jesus Christ.
(a)
Who were responsible for executing Protestants as traitors to the state?
The German States
Magistrates
This was established by Henry IV of France.
King _____ had the Bible translated to English.
James I
Henry IV
After the War for Independence, the thirteen colonies formed a (a) .
The ________ governed the French Republic after the National Convention.
Directory
Amendments
After the National Convention proclaimed France a republic, Louis XVI was ______.
crowned
beheaded
Napoleon invaded Russia because it refused to abide by the ________.
The belief known as the divine right of kings asserts that the king is accountable _____.
only to God
to no one
to the Pope
to all people in his kingdom
What historical event led Enlightenment thinkers to think that reason, rightly exercised, was the answer to all of mankind's problems?
The Renaissance
The Reformation
Scientific Revolution
The English Civil Wars were prompted by _________.
Charles I's absolutist rule
the Parliamentarians' desire for a republican government
the divine right of kings
the Glorious Revolution
_________ were supporters of a powerful monarchy who viewed Parliament as merely an advisory council to the king.
Protectorates
Royalists
Cavaliers
Parliamentarians
The Ottoman Empire was responsible for capturing _______ and _______ in 1453.
the Byzantine Empire
England
the Holy Roman Empire
Constantinople
What allowed the Huguenots to worship freely in France?
The Bill of Rights
The Peace of Westphalia
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
The Edict of Nantes
What document proclaimed the rights of the citizens of the French Republic?
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Mayflower Compact
The (a) proclaims the right of the U.S. citizen to freedom of religion, speech, and to keep weapons.
Napoleon invaded _______ in 1812 but was forced to retreat.
Russia
Denmark
Prussia
Britain
Which nation was considered to be the "Third Rome?"
Spain
Byzantine
Russia
Rome
_________ believed that the principles of the Enlightenment could bring about a perfect society.
Philosophes
Scientists
Scientologists
Advances in mathematics were essential to the discoveries of the ________.
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
Reformation
________ was the chosen religion of the Enlightenment thinkers.
Huguenotism
Agnosticism
Deism
Lutheranism
The French let ________ borrow money to fight a war against Britain.
Germany
Spain
the United States
Scotland
The _________ was built by King Philip for the purpose of attacking England.
Spanish Armada
Holy League
The Holy League was established by _____ to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
King Louis XIV
King Charles I
Queen Elizabeth I
King Philip II
The principles of the Enlightenment were spread throughout Europe by _________.
Jesuit missionaries
the French Revolution
Napoleon's conquests
the Russians
Who was a Dutch painter of the Baroque style during the seventeenth century?
Bach
Shakespeare
Rembrandt
Mozart
The Edict of Nantes provided religious freedom to the ______.
Huguenots in France
Lutherans in England
Muslims in France
The Huguenots were _______ who followed the teachings of John Calvin.
Dutch Catholics
Spanish Priests
German Calvinists
French Protestants
Who led the European opposition to the Ottoman Turks?
King James I
Queen Elizabeth
King Philip II
King Charles I
This religion asserted that God was not involved in the everyday workings of the universe.
Deism
Philosophy
Huguenotism
Voltairism
The ________ numerals were significant to the Scientific Revolution.
Hindu-Arabic
Arabic
Hindu
________ was a French philosopher who was influential to politics.
Montesquieu
Descartes
The (a) helped scientists to study the world of Bacteria.
Who was condemned as a traitor and executed by order of the English Parliament?
James II
Charles I
William, Prince of Orange
Philip I
William of Orange was a (a) leader who overthrew Spanish control.
The Duke of Wellington was a _______ general at the Battle of Waterloo.
Russian
British
French
Spanish
What event took place in what is now Germany?
Holy War
English Civil War
Thirty Years' War
Glorious Revolution
In 1804, _______ was crowned emperor of France.
the czar
Louis XVI
Robespierre
Napoleon
This caused thousands of Huguenots to flee France.
Magistrate
Edict of Nantes
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
War of Religion
Oliver Cromwell was named ______ of the Commonwealth of England.
Sultan
Emperor
Lord Protector
King
Which King of France called himself The Sun King?
Louis XVI
Louis XIV
James I
Philip I
The purpose of the __________ was to bring an end to Protestantism.
Edict of Nantes
Magistrate
Catholic League
Wars on Religion
The Peace of Westphalia recognized the _______ of the territories of the Holy Roman Empire.
civil rights freedoms
political freedoms
religious freedom
independence
(a) is a term for government official.
Which peace agreement brought an end to the Thirty Years’ War?
Roger Bacon was a(n) _______ scientist who emphasized the importance of empirical evidence to science.
French
Dutch
German
English
William, Prince of Orange, took over the throne of __________.
Queen Elizabeth
James II
Charles II
Before the mathematical calculations of Johann Kepler, astronomers assumed that the planets orbited the Sun in a ___________.
Ptolemaic System
Copernican System
Rene Descartes was a ________ philosopher who distrusted senses and put great faith in the ability to reason.
French
English
German
_________ believed that the European mind had been darkened by the teachings of Christianity.
Voltaire
Deism
________ believed that reason and emotion were the key to a perfect society.
Rousseau
Descartes
Locke
Which system of the universe is based on the Sun being the center?
Ptolemaic
Newtonian
Heliocentric
Copernican
The Copernican system believed the ______ was the center of the universe.
Sun
North Star
Milky Way
Earth
The English philosopher, _______, asserted that the human mind at birth was a "blank tablet."
Isaac Newton
Roger Bacon
Galileo Galilei
John Locke
In the ___________, the Earth is the center of the universe.
Copernican System
Ptolemaic System
_________ was an early English scientist who emphasized the collection of empirical evidence.
Robert Boyle
Roger Bacon
Johann Kepler
The leader of the Reign of Terror was _______.
the Guillotine
Robespierre
the Jacobins
Louis XVI
The _______ provoked the "Sans-Culottes" to riot during the French Revolution.
Jacobins
Bourgeoisie
Which factors led to the French Revolution?
English invasion
Unjust tax system
Feudalistic society
France on the verge of bankruptcy
Asserted that the human mind at birth was a "blank tablet."
Newton
Locke
The _____ was a contract made between the Pilgrims, establishing the government of their colony.
Mayflower Compact
U.S. Constitution
The _____ established the National Assembly of France.
Bourgeoisie
Assignats
The American colonists wanted independence from the British because they ________.
wanted to follow the teachings of the Enlightenment
wanted to preserve their rights and freedoms
wanted to expand their lands
wanted to establish a national religion
Who was named the first czar of Russia?
Louis XIV
Ivan the Terrible
Peter I
The Sun King
Which of the following factors did NOT lead to the French Revolution?
Feudalistic society
Unjust tax system
Increase in the number of poor
Costly Wars
__________ was the leader of the Huguenots.
Gaspard de Coligny
Guise Family
John Calvin
During the reign of absolutism in France, which religious group was persecuted severely?
Jesuits
Roman Catholics
Muslims
Huguenots
Who believed that the principles of the Enlightenment could bring about a perfect society?
Philosophes
Deism
Huguenots
Jesuits
The _________ were a militant band of Roman Catholic priests.
Sultans
Protestants
Jesuits
Huguenots
(a) was a musical composer from Germany.
Who was the most famous playwright and poet of the sixteenth and seventeenth century?
Bach
Mozart
Rembrandt
Shakespeare
King Philip established the Holy League to resist the advance of the ________ Turks into Europe.
Rome
Ottoman
Spanish
Huguenot
In 1588, which Queen of England defeated Spain's attempt to invade the Spanish Armada?
Mary
Elizabeth
Gwenth
Guise
Prussia became a powerful European country because of its _______.
military power
cultural advancements
religious dedication
absolutist rulers
During the Ottoman Empire, the ________ had the same authority as an absolute ruler in Europe.
King
Emperor
Sultan
Queen
_______ was named the first czar of Russia.
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Peter I of Russia wanted to make his country more like ________.
Western Europe
the Ottoman Empire
Why did Enlightenment thinkers believe that reason could bring about a perfect society?
The use of reason had brought about significant changes in science.
The use of reason had brought about the study of the universe.
