WHII Unit 5 test review

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Which pair of ideas were central to the Scientific Revolution? Options: social stability and economic self-sufficiency, observation and experimentation, technology and military expansion, scarcity and interdependence

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observation and experimentation

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the

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consent of the governed

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A main goal of the monarchs of Europe during the Age of Absolutism was to

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centralize political power

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A DEO REX, A REGE LEX —“the king is from God, and law is from the king.” This quotation best reflects the concept of

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divine right rule

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Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate? The existence of natural laws was rejected, Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe, New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy, The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings

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Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe

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What was a key characteristic of an absolute monarchy in the 16th and 17th centuries?

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centralized governmental authority

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The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was a key event in English history because it resulted in

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limiting the power of the monarchy

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Many Enlightenment philosophers used reason to

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reveal natural laws

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Peter the Great and Louis XIV are all rulers associated with

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absolutism

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Which statement represents a central idea of laissez-faire economics? Options: Class struggles are based on inequities, Workers should form unions to better their conditions, Prices are best determined by supply and demand, The government should own all means of production

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Prices are best determined by supply and demand