Unit 7: The Enlightenment & Age of Exploration Review

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Enlightenment philosophers believed that knowledge should be based on: Divine authority, Logic and reason, Superstition, Military power

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Logic and reason

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What major event helped inspire the Enlightenment by using logic and observation to explain the natural world? Options: The Age of Exploration, The Scientific Revolution, The Middle Ages, The Crusades

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The Scientific Revolution

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Thomas Hobbes believed that people were naturally: Kind and cooperative, Selfish and cruel, Rational and logical, Equal and free

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Selfish and cruel

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The English Bill of Rights was significant because it:

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Limited the king’s power and protected citizens' rights

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What was the purpose of checks and balances?

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To limit the power of each branch of government

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How did the Enlightenment challenge absolute monarchy? Options: It argued for the divine right of kings, It supported the idea that kings ruled by consent of the governed, It discouraged questioning authority, It promoted stronger military rule

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It supported the idea that kings ruled by consent of the governed

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What did Copernicus propose about the universe?

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The Sun was the center of the universe.

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What innovation made ships more maneuverable? Options: The cannon, The lateen sail, The printing press, The water wheel

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The lateen sail

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What mistake did Columbus make?

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He thought he had reached India.

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What was the Middle Passage?

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The journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas