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history 9 & french revoltion

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Belief popularized by Rene Descartes which stated that the path to truth is through human reason

a)

Empiricism

b)

Deism

c)

Ralionalism

d)

Anarchy

2.

Belief system founded by John Locke stating that man can find knowledge only through experience

a)

Rationalism

b)

Empiricism

c)

Deism

d)

Anarchy

3.

This founder of rationalism concluded that math is how you determine absolute truth

a)

John Locke

b)

Benedict de Spinoza

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rene Descartes

4.

Philosophy that views God like a clock-winder who made the world , but left it to run according to the natural laws that He set up for it.

a)

Empiricism

b)

Deism

c)

Rationalism

5.

Division of government into three parts that can put helpful checks on each other’s power.

a)

Social contract

b)

Separations of powers

6.

An agreement by a group of people to place themselves under the authority of a government

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Social contract

7.

Radical concept of society without government

a)

Enlightment

b)

Social contract

c)

Anarchy

d)

Democracy

8.

Why doesnt anarchy work long term?Check all that apply

a)

If there is no governing system then there is chaos

b)

Someone will rise up and take power and make laws

9.

This enlightment thinker believed in empiricism

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

John Locke

c)

Benedict de Spinoza

d)

Voltaire

10.

This enlightment thinker developed rationalism

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Benedict de Spinoza

11.

This philosopher who doubted anything in the Bible that he thought was contrary to reason

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Benedict de Spinoza

12.

This French philosopher who was a well known deist

a)

John Locke

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Benedict de Spinoza

d)

Voltaire

13.

Check all reasons why the Enlightment ideas were good the American revolution and forming of the United States

a)

It was good to have separation of powers

b)

Letting people have a say in their government

c)

Separating religion

14.

Check all reasons that enlightment ideas were bad for the forming the United states

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Letting people have a say in their government

c)

Having religion be seperate

15.

Period of the 1600’s and 1700’s in Europe when people relied on the own intellect or reason instead of superstition and religion

a)

Age of reason

b)

Anarchy

c)

Scientific method

16.

Who is the Father of Medicine

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Hippocrates

e)

Euclid

17.

What scientist disproves spontaneous generation?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Edmond Halley

c)

Roger Beacon

d)

Louis Pasture

18.

Who is the father of geometry

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Copernicus

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Euclid

19.

Brought Muslim documents back to Europe and starts teaching that in school

a)

Roger Bacon

b)

Albert the Great

c)

Paracelsus

d)

Edward Jenner

20.

Made advances in physics , geography, and optics

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Albert the Great

c)

Edmond Halley

d)

Roger Bacon

21.

Astronomer who first suggested that the Earth revolves around the sun, not the sun around the earth.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Paracelsus

c)

Copenicus

d)

Hippocrates

22.

Astronomer who uses telescope to prove that Copernicus theory that the earth revolves around the sun.

a)

Paracelsus

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Euclid

d)

Galileo Galiei

23.

Scientist that discovered the laws of gravity and motion

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Edmond Halley

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Roger Bacon

24.

Check all that Sir Isaac Newton invented

a)

Laws of gravity and motion

b)

Developed modern calculus

c)

Reflecting telescope

d)

Vaccines

25.

Astronomer who tracks comets and stars, famous comet named after him

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

Anotoine Lavaoiser

d)

Edmond Halley

26.

Scientist who stated that the body is mostly chemicals and should be treated with chemicals

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Paracelsus

c)

Copernicus

d)

Euclid

27.

Develops the smallpox vaccine

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Roger Bacon

c)

Antoine Lavoiser

d)

Edward Jenner

e)

Louis Pasture

28.

Known as the father of chemistry

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Copernicus

d)

Antoine Lavoisier

29.

Conducted experiments to learn the property of gases. Had a law named after him

a)

Edmond Halley

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

Antoine Lavoiser

d)

Hippocrates

30.

check all that apply: how did the 30 year’s war and treaty of Westphalia affect Europe?

a)

Exchange of territory

b)

Religious and political independence for German princes…. German princes could decide their own religion for their states

c)

End of religious warfare in Europe

d)

Gave more power to kings

31.

What empire was weakened after the 30 year’s war?

a)

Ottoman

b)

England

c)

German

d)

The Holy Roman Empire

32.

Some significance of the Great reform in Russia is that—-check all that apply

a)

Russia tried to become more like the western world- army, technology

b)

Peter tried to force the people of Russia to be more like the west

c)

Russia became one of the great states of Europe

d)

A capital was built on the Baltic Sea to be closet to the west

33.

The Dutch republic did all of these things to become a powerful European state. Check all that apply

a)

Stock market

b)

Modern banking system

c)

Merchants sent out fleets of ships to establish an large colonial empire

d)

They had a parliamant

34.

both the English civil war and The Glorious Revolution gave more power to the ______

a)

King

b)

Parliament

35.

What was napoleon’s title when he took over France?

a)

Liberator

b)

King

c)

Emperor

36.

Napoleon came up with a new law code based after Justinian’s law code called the napoleonic code. T or F

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What military system did Napoleon create?

a)

Navy

b)

Corps system

c)

Air force

38.

Check all that apply to Napolean and religion

a)

He instituted the cult of reason

b)

He sought to gain the church’s favor

c)

He kept most of the church wealth for himself

d)

He was in favor of the church understanding that most people were still a part of it and needed a moral compass

39.

T or F: the napoleonic code is similar to our constitutional system in the US

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Napolean was finally defeated at the Battle of (a)