World History Unit 4 Review

Absolutism is

• A system of thinking where the author believes they are completely right

• A political system in which a ruler holds total power

• A political system in which the people hold the power.

• A religion based on worshiping kings and monarchs

Who was the famous absolutist monarch of France known as the 'Sun King'?

• Henry VIII

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Catherine the Great

• Louis XIV

What was the Enlightenment?

• An American colonial idea that kings are backwards or "in the dark"

• A European intellectual movement emphasizing new ideas such as absolute power of kings and censorship

• A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition

• A movement in the Islamic World during the 17th and 18th centuries producing many intellectual discoveries.

What was one of the major impacts of absolutism on European society?

• Shift of power from the monarch to the common people.

• No impact on the distribution of power within the society.

• Decreased control and decentralization of power in the hands of the monarch.

• Increased control and centralization of power in the hands of the monarch.

Which Enlightenment idea emphasized the importance of reason, science, and progress?

• Superstition

• Tradition

• Rationalism

• Ignorance

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his social contract theory and the idea of natural rights?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Adam Smith

• Karl Marx

• John Locke

What is an impact of the Enlightenment?

• Led to the increased control of King's over their imperial subjects.

• Questioning of established traditions in all areas of life and preceded revolutions and rebellions against existing government

• New inventions such as the lateen sail, compass and astrolabe

• Rebellions against new technologies

Place the following events in chronological order

• Seven Years War

• Haitian Revolution

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

How did the Seven Years War contribute to the American Revolution?

• The war led to the establishment of a strong alliance between Britain and the American colonies
• The war resulted in the complete independence of the American colonies from Britain
• The war had no impact on the American Revolution
• Increased taxation on the American colonies

Why did the American Colonists protest the British taxation?

• Taxation without representation
• American Colonists enjoyed paying taxes
• British taxation was fair
• Taxation with representation