Unit 1: Enlightenment

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are similar is that both...

• led to increased power for royal families in Europe

• sought to reconcile Christian beliefs and science

• questioned traditional values and past practices

• promoted nationalistic revolutions in eastern Europe

According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to...

• protect the natural rights of individuals

• serve the monarch

• create overseas settlements

• stimulate the economy

One reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west was to...

• obtain military technology

• make contact with the Empire of Benin

• trade in established ports in the Americas

• find a more direct trade route to Asia

Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s?

• Spain

• Netherlands

• England

• France

The slogan “Blood and Iron” and a united Germany are most closely associated with

• Prince Metternich

• Simón Bolivar

• Camillo Cavour

• Otto von Bismarck

Which period of history had the most influence on Enlightenment ideas of natural law and reason?

• Pax Romana

• Age of Exploration

• Middle Ages

• Scientific Revolution

Which step did Catherine the Great take that is consistent with Enlightenment ideas?

• Ordering the burning of books

• Expanding Russian territory into Ukraine

• Strengthening the institution of serfdom

• Considering a law code that would treat all citizens equally

What is a key concept associated with the Enlightenment period?

• Feudalism

• Natural law and reason

• Divine right of kings

• Mercantilism

Explain why the Scientific Revolution is considered influential to Enlightenment thinkers.

• It promoted religious dogma.

• It encouraged the use of reason and scientific methods to understand the world.

• It focused on military conquest.

• It discouraged questioning traditional beliefs.

Analyze how Catherine the Great’s consideration of a law code treating all citizens equally reflects Enlightenment principles.

• It shows a commitment to absolute monarchy.

• It demonstrates the application of equality and rational law, key Enlightenment values.

• It supports the expansion of serfdom.

• It rejects the use of reason in governance.