World history unit 2 study

The primary goal of most of Europes absolute monarchs was to

centralize their political control over their nations

Louis XIV was known by what name?

The Sun King

What was the divine right of kings?

Kings received their authority from God alone

Who was the king during the English Civil War?

Charles I

During the reign of Charles I of England

He dissolved Parliament ignored the Petition of Right and fought the English Civil War

What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?

Parliament

Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?

Wars were fought for status religion territory and power

What does the term Renaissance mean?

rebirth

In essence what was the Renaissance?

A revival of art learning and culture

This achievement helped spread Renaissance ideals

Printing Press

The idea placing emphasis on Human values and ideals rather than religious values

Humanism

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Italy

According to John Locke the chief role of government was to

protect natural rights

Locke says that citizens may revolt if government violates natural rights

True

The Reign of Terror was initiated by this Jacobin who attempted to protect the revolution

Robespierre

This document created during the French Revolution contained basic Enlightenment ideals

Declaration of the Rights of Man

The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from

the Enlightenment

This was a reason for the French Revolution

Unfair social classes massive national debt and Enlightenment ideas

Before independence Haiti was a colony of

France

Who led a successful revolution in Haiti to free Haitians from French rule?

Toussaint L'Ouverture

Thomas Jefferson was greatly influenced by John Locke and took his ideas to write the

The Declaration of Independence

Enlightenment thinker who was a pioneer for womens rights and education

Mary Wollstonecraft

fought for freedom of speech and opposed religious intolerance and corruption in government

Voltaire

What two goods were famously traded along the Trans Saharan trade route

Gold and Salt

What is labeled as number 2 on the map?

France

What is labeled as number 4 on the map?

Mediterranean Sea

What number is Spain on the map?

5

What number is the Ottoman Empire on the map?

9

Which philosopher is known for the idea of separation of powers?

Montesquieu

Which document is considered a cornerstone of modern democracy inspired by Enlightenment ideals?

The Declaration of Independence

If the Magna Carta gave some protection to the English it would also

Give power to elected officials limit the Kings power and create a legislative body

If the Magna Carta was a symbol for something it would be

The King is not above the law and The English people do have rights

Mercantilism can BEST be described as

economic trade policy in which a country exports more than it imports in order to create a favorable balance of trade

The goal of mercantilism was to create a favorable balance of trade by

exporting more than was imported

3 sided trade route between the 13 Colonies the West Indies and Africa included the slave trade

triangular trade

Adam Smith believed that people naturally think of their own self interest but that we also have the capacity to understand and be concerned about other people

True

Louis XIV was known by what name?

The Sun King

Which czar modernized Russia by building a navy and adopting western customs?

Peter the Great

What was the divine right of kings?

Kings received their authority from God alone

This Prussian leader would rather recite poetry and play the flute than study war strategies

Frederick II

By using his army to win victories over the great powers of Europe Frederick II earned this nickname

Frederick the Great