Scientific Revolution
Age of Absolutism
The Enlightenment
China
Age of Exploration
100
One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are similar is that both 1. led to increased power for royal families in Europe 2. sought to reconcile Christian beliefs and science 3. questioned traditional values and past practices 4. promoted nationalistic revolutions in eastern Europe
3. questioned traditional values and past practices
100
Louis XIV strengthened the power of the monarchy in France by 1. centralizing control 2. granting democratic reforms 3. practicing religious toleration 4. reducing the size of the bureaucracy
1. centralizing control
100
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on 1. efforts to achieve salvation 2. faith in human reason 3. traditional practices 4. the inevitability of poverty
2. faith in human reason
100
The restoration of Chinese rule, the voyages of Zheng He, and the reintroduction of civil service examinations are all associated with the 1. Ming dynasty 2. Abbassid dynasty 3. Songhai Empire 4. Delhi sultanate
1. Ming dynasty
100
Which technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during the Age of Exploration? 1. lateen sail 2. astrolabe 3. cross bow 4. caravel
2. astrolabe
200
New scientific knowledge and understandings that developed during the Scientific Revolution were most often based on 1. observation and experimentation 2. church law and faith 3. superstition and ancient practices 4. geometric formulas and astrology
1. observation and experimentation
200
Which institution became stronger and limited the monarchy in order to end absolutism in England? 1. banks 2. Parliament 3. universities 4. Anglican Church
2. Parliament
200
Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history? 1. The factory system was used to mass-produce goods. 2. Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church. 3. Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government. 4. The Columbian exchange occurred.
3. Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.
200
Before the use of the Silk Road, how did geography affect early China? 1. The mountains and deserts in western and southwestern China slowed the exchange of ideas. 2. The northwestern region provided many fertile areas suitable for farming. 3. The three major river systems provided barriers against invasion. 4. The lack of deep-water ports on the eastern coast prevented China from developing trade with other nations.
1. The mountains and deserts in western and southwestern China slowed the exchange of ideas.
200
Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history? 1. The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas. 2. The Ming dynasty launched expeditions to the east coast of Africa. 3. Muslim Arab armies succeeded in conquering Egypt and Syria. 4. The British established control over new territories in India.
1. The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas.
300
Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton are most closely associated with 1. initiating religious reforms 2. leading political revolutions 3. conducting investigative experiments 4. engaging in foreign conquests
3. conducting investigative experiments
300
What country would an historian be reading about when reviewing the documents, paintings or buildings that are attached to the names Versailles or the “Sun King?” 1. Germany 2. Italy 3. England 4. France
4. France
300
Which pair correctly links the region where Enlightenment ideas first developed to a region to which those ideas spread? 1. Asia → eastern Europe 2. Africa → southeastern Asia 3. western Europe → the Americas 4. eastern Africa → India
3. western Europe → the Americas
300
Technological achievements made during the Tang and Song dynasties were important because they 1. were used to defeat Kublai Khan 2. contributed to economic growth and cultural advancement 3. increased contact with the Americas 4. led to social equality between men and women
2. contributed to economic growth and cultural advancement
300
A basic cause of the Age of Exploration was 1. Europe's growing demand for goods from Asia 2. the need to find room for the surplus population 3. the desire to return to feudalism 4. the attempt to prove the Earth was round
1. Europe's growing demand for goods from Asia
400
This English scientist (1642-1727) discovered the law of gravitation, the laws of motion, the binomial theorem and the basis of calculus, and the combination of colors of the spectrum to form white light 1. John Locke 2. Thomas Hobbes 3. Adam Smith 4. Isaac Newton
4. Isaac Newton
400
The type of government used by the French king in 1700s emphasized the glory of the king and the sovereignty of the state over the interests of its subjects. What is the best title for this type of government? 1. Democracy 2. Absolute Monarchy 3. Limited Monarchy 4. Theocracy
2. Absolute Monarchy
400
Why did some people support the idea of divine right rule? 1. It gave religious freedom for everyone. 2. It made government respond to the needs of the people. 3. It kept Popes and Kings from arguing. 4. It created an image of a stable nation.
4. It created an image of a stable nation.
400
During the centuries of dynastic rule, the Chinese rejected other cultures as inferior to their own. This situation illustrates the concept of 1. ethnocentrism 2. imperialism 3. social mobility 4. cultural diffusion
1. ethnocentrism
400
The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the 1. migration of the Bantu 2. exploration of the Americas 3. introduction of Buddhism to East Asia 4. voyages of Zheng He
2. exploration of the Americas
500
• Vasco da Gama discovered an all-water route from Europe to India. • Ferdinand Magellan’s crew circumnavigated the globe. • Isaac Newton defined the forces of gravity. These events relate most directly to 1. revised understandings of natural surroundings 2. questioning the benefits of the mercantile system 3. increased suspicion between different religions 4. development of new manufacturing techniques
1. revised understandings of natural surroundings
500
The primary goal of most of Europe’s absolute monarchs was to 1. support political freedom for the new middle classes 2. prevent contact with areas beyond Europe’s borders 3. centralize their political control over their nations 4. maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations
3. centralize their political control over their nations
500
One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau are similar is that they were 1. philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment 2. chief ministers during the French Revolution 3. leaders of the Italian unification movement 4. supporters of the Counter Reformation
1. philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment
500
During the Ming dynasty, why did China stop investing in overseas naval expeditions? 1. Many foreigners were imitating Chinese culture. 2. Chinese leaders saw little value in exploration. 3. People disagreed with Confucius’s demand for more territory. 4. Chinese merchants were threatened by foreign competition.
2. Chinese leaders saw little value in exploration.
500
Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s? 1. Spain 2. France 3. England 4. Netherlands
1. Spain
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