WH Unit 3 Absolutism, Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution

What concept was the belief in "divine right" used to support?

• Absolute monarchy
• Freedom of Speech

• Democracy
• Freedom of Religion

What king became France's most powerful ruler and boasted "I am the state"?

• Henry VIII

• Charles de Gaulle
• Philip II

• Louis XIV

What was built by Louis XIV to showcase the power of the absolute monarch?

• The Palace of Versailles
• The Arc de Triomphe
• The Eiffel Tower
• Bastille Fortress

Which of the following would most likely agree with the form of government supported by Louis XIV?

• Voltaire

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

What was Peter the Great of Russia trying to do?

• Westernize Russia

• Isolate Russia from foreign influences

• Add territory to Russia

• Take over colonies in the New World

What did Peter the Great declare regarding beards in Russia?

• He declared beards went against the Bible and imprisoned anyone with one

• He declared that beards were a sign of nobility and only allowed the nobles to have them

• He declared that every male should grow a beard since Jesus had a beard

• He declared that beards were not "western" and would be taxed

What was the result when Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes?

• Increased religious tolerance and economic growth

• A rise in Huguenot population and prosperity

• England declared war on France

• The leaving of Huguenot workers and a decline in the economy

What was the purpose of the Petition of Right?

• To grant peasants the ability to serve in the English legislature

• To allow women to hold a job in public

• To limit the powers of the King

• To create unlimited rights for the King

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people are rational and that government exists to protect natural rights?

• John Locke
• Voltaire
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Thomas Hobbes

A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for:

• Overseas expansion by European nations

• Strengthening the power of the church

• The use of reason for rational and logical thinking

• A return to traditional medieval ideas