Test - Topic 05: Absolutism, the Enlightenment, and Revolution

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In ________, the monarch claims to hold complete and total power.

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Absolutism

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According to ________, the sun was the center of the universe.

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Copernicus

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The concept of separation of powers was written about by ________.

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Montesquieu

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Deism, built on the ideas of Isaac Newton, was promoted strongly by ________.

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Voltaire

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British politician ________ worked tirelessly to abolish the slave trade in Great Britain.

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William Wilberforce

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After the Seven Years’ War, the British looked to their North American colonies to raise funds to pay for the conflict.

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looked to their North American colonies to raise funds to pay for the conflict.

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France’s National Assembly was formed due to conflicts among the three Estates.

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conflicts among the three Estates.

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Whose beliefs are stated in this excerpt?

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Margaret Cavendish