MWH Module 2 Wrap Up #1 Bellwork

What is Absolutism?

• A government where power is divided among representatives

• A system where one ruler has all the power

• A democracy with elected officials

• A type of constitutional monarchy

How did monarchs justify their absolute power?

• Through the divine right of kings

• By sharing power with the people

• By electing officials to rule with them

• By allowing religious freedom

Which Enlightenment thinker most opposed political absolutism?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Niccolò Machiavelli

Which major revolutions were influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

• The Russian and Chinese Revolutions

• The Industrial and Ottoman Revolutions

• The Spanish and Glorious Revolutions

• The American, French, and Haitian Revolutions

Which scientific theory did the Roman Catholic Church oppose?

• Geocentrism

• Heliocentrism

• Relativism

• The Big Bang theory

Match the leaders or movements with their descriptions:

• Peter the Great

• Limited monarchical power in England

• Louis XIV

• Launched the Spanish Armada against England

• Glorious Revolution

• Modernized Russia with Western influences

• Philip II

• The "Sun King" who centralized power in France

Match the Enlightenment ideas to their impacts:

• Rousseau

• Criticized monarchy and promoted free speech

• Voltaire

• Separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution

• Montesquieu

• Argued for the general will in government

• John Locke

• Natural rights inspired U.S. government

Categorize the following into Absolute Monarchy or Constitutional Monarchy:

Groups:

(a) Absolute Monarchy

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(b) Constitutional Monarchy

• Power shared with Parliament

• Limited monarchy

• Divine Right of Kings

• Louis XIV

• English Bill of Rights

• Centralized power

Put these events in chronological order:

• Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses

• The Scientific Revolution begins

• The American Revolution leads to independence

• The Enlightenment spreads across Europe

Match Enlightenment thinkers to their ideas:

• Rousseau

• Separation of Powers

• John Locke

• Freedom of Speech

• Montesquieu

• Social Contract

• Voltaire

• Natural Rights