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Study Game for WH Unit 6 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

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

3.
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
4.

A form of government with unlimited power held by one individual

a)

Democracy

b)

Absolutism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Republicanism

5.

Which scientist is famous for discovering gravity?

a)

Kepler

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Newton

d)

Bescartes

6.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
7.
Who created the heliocentric theory?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo 
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
8.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
9.

Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravitation?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

10.

Which theory did Robert Boyle help define

a)

Calculus

b)

Chemistry

c)

Geometry

d)

Physics

11.

The __________ was a movement that changed how people viewed the physical universe?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Neolithic Revolution

c)

Scientific Revolution

12.

This enlightenment philosopher argued strongly in favor of free speech as a human right, and criticized intolerance and oppression, especially that of the Catholic Church

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Olympe de Gouges

13.

This philosopher firmly believed that life, liberty and property were natural rights of all people. He inspired the Declaration of Independence

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Voltaire

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

14.

This philosopher was the first to propose two major features of modern American government - Separation of powers and Checks & Balances

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Olympe de Gouges

d)

John Locke

15.

Time period in Europe during the 17th & 18th Centuries when Philosophers began applying the concept of reason to the political environment and challenged absolutism (unlimited government).

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Middle Ages

16.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)

Philosophers

b)

Democracy

c)

Social Contract

d)

Divine Right of Kings

17.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
18.

Who did John Locke and Voltaire influence?

a)
John Adams
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Thomas Jefferson
19.
Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?
a)
the Bill of Rights
b)
the Mayflower Compact
c)
The Preamble to the Constitution
d)
the Declaration of Independence
20.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

a prisoner exchange between Cortés and the Aztecs

b)

a peace exchange between Columbus and the Taino

c)

an exchange of cultures and goods between Europe and Asia

d)

an exchange of cultures and goods across the Atlantic Ocean

21.

Which had the greatest effect on American Indian populations?

a)

crops

b)

diseases

c)

horses

d)

plantations

22.

What statement best supports the argument that the Age of Exploration did more harm than good?

a)

European settlers formed plantations to grow sugar.

b)

Millions of American Indians died, and their cultures changed.

c)

Many of the brave sailors and explorers never returned home.

d)

Expeditions were expensive and cost more than they brought home.

23.

What are the three causes of the American Revolution? (click all that apply)

a)

Famine

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Taxes

e)

Lack of protection from France

24.

Which American Revolutionary figure wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

25.

What were the results of the American Revolution?

a)

England won

b)

America won

c)

Taxes increase

d)

England took over America and punished the colonist

26.
Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
b)
a growing French Empire
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
equal land ownership
27.

The American Revolution brought which long-term change to the United States?

a)

State and Federal powers became more unbalanced

b)

Individual rights were explicitly protected by the Constitution

c)

The government lost most of its capability to fight foreign enemies

d)

British culture and values were replaced by French culture and values

28.

Which statement describes a long-term impact of the French Revolution?

a)

It established new trade policies with foreign nations

b)

It spread democracy across much of the European continent

c)

It changed the balance of power from Western to Eastern Europe

d)

Democratic reforms encouraged citizens to participate in government.

29.

The American Revolution brought which long-term change to the United States?

a)

State and Federal powers became more unbalanced

b)

Individual rights were explicitly protected by the Constitution

c)

The government lost most of its capability to fight foreign enemies

d)

British culture and values were replaced by French culture and values

30.

The first thing that both revolutions had in common was that the people rebelling were

a)

rich and wanted to be taxed at a higher rate

b)

being ruled by King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

c)

being taxed unfairly

31.

Both the British colonists in America and the French were...

a)

living under a monarch

b)

living in areas where the weather made it impossible to farm or fish

c)

living under a system that was run by the ancient gods

32.

Finally, both the French people and the American colonists felt

a)

that their contributions were not being noticed by their kings

b)

that their rights were being violated

c)

that the aristocrats were not treated special enough

33.

The Enlightenment provided _______ to both groups which fueled their revolutions.

a)

ideas, such as a king's divine right to rule and the Third Estate

b)

ideas such as natural rights and equality

c)

ideas such as gravity and the scientific method

34.

The French used the ideas found in the American Declaration of Independence to write their own document, which stated their rights and beliefs.

a)

True

b)

False

35.
"I was born a slave, but nature gave me the soul of a free man." Toussaint L'Ouverture.
What influenced L'Ouverture to make this statement about natural rights and lead a slave rebellion in Haiti?
a)
Absolutism
b)
The use of the scientific method
c)
Enlightenment Ideas
d)
The rise of international trade
36.
The global implications of the American Revolution was it....
a)
abolished slavery.
b)
inspired others to seek democracy and independence.
c)
marked the end of English control in Europe.
d)
proved the use of violence against politics.
37.
Which title best completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Results of Nationalism in Europe
b)
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
c)
Impact of the Scientific Revolution
d)
Reasons for Latin American Independence Movements
38.
Which statement about the French and Latin American revolutions is accurate?
a)
People in both regions were fighting for freedom from England.
b)
Strong French monarchs led revolutions in Latin America
c)
Revolutions in both regions were based on the idea of natural rights.
d)
The French Revolution was modeled after revolutions in Latin America
39.

What were the results of Latin American revolutions?

a)

mass deportation of European colonists

b)

Europeans were force to pay back money

c)

democracies formed throughout the continent

40.

How were the American and French Revolutions similar?

a)

They both were about unfair taxation problems

b)

all resulted in changes to the religious structure

c)

all inspired by Renaissance ideas

d)

all were lost