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When _________ first arrived in America, a cycle of encounter, conquest and death began.
a. Cortes b. Columbus c. de las Casas
b. Columbus
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
a. to place the ideas of Thomas Hobbes in the Constitution
b. to limit the rights of individuals and strengthen the government
c. to recognize that the people have rights the government must protect
d. to recognize that states have special rights
c. to recognize that the people have rights the government must protect
Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs ________?
a. Cortes b. Malinche c. Pizzaro
a. Cortes
The greatest painter of Spain’s Golden Age was _____.
a. Don Quixote b. El Greco c. Miguel de Cervantes
b. El Greco
A literary form that developed during the Enlightenment was
a. the novel. c. the short story.
b. the epic poem. d. the lyric poem.
a. the novel
Many people saw the Bastille as a symbol of
a. freedom. c. social classes.
b. tyranny. d. wealth.
b. tyranny
How did the Tainos react to Columbus and his men?
a. they fought them
b. they ran and hid
c. they were generous and open
c. they were generous and open
The Third Estate was
a. made up of nobles and soldiers.
b. the smallest of the estates.
c. not required to pay taxes.
d. the largest of the estates.
d. the largest of the estates.
Louis XIV expanded bureaucracy and appointed _____, royal officials who collected taxes, recruited soldiers, and carried out his policies.
a. nobles b. Huguenots c. intendants
c. intendants
What happened after the Tennis Court Oath?
a. The king attacked the Bastille.
b. The National Assembly demanded weapons and gunpowder.
c. Royal troops gathered around Paris.
d. The cahiers were published.
b. The National Assembly demanded weapons and gunpowder.
Which French monarch ascended the throne at age five and called himself the “Sun King?”
a. Louis XIV b. Philip II c. Charles I
a. Louis XIV
England’s defeat of the _____ in 1588 marked the beginning of Spain’s decline in power leading into the 1600s.
a. Spanish Armada
b. English Armada
c. Conquistadors
a. Spanish Armada
The Spanish conquerors were called ______ who settled new lands in the Americas?
a. Mestizos b. Spaniards c. Conquistadors
c. Conquistadors
What kind of government did the Constitution of 1791 set up?
a. a republic c. an absolute monarchy
b. a democracy d. a limited monarchy
d. a limited monarchy
Which French monarch converted to Catholicism to ensure peace in his kingdom _________?
a. Henry IV
b. Louis XIV
c. Queen Elizabeth
a. Henry IV
The greatest writer of Spain’s Golden Age was _____.
a. Don Quixote b. El Greco c. Miguel de Cervantes
c. Miguel de Cervantes
Louis XIV built a magnificent palace at _____ that became a symbol of his power and wealth.
a. Paris b. Versailles c. Normandy
b. Versailles
The economic crisis in France was caused by
a. the failure of several economic reforms.
b. bad harvests, deficit spending, and costly wars.
c. the policies of Jacques Necker.
d. the policies of the Estates-General.
b. bad harvests, deficit spending, and costly wars.
Which of the following was a reason Conquistadors had several advantages over the Native Americans?
a. they had guns rather than spears
b. they had armor for protection
c. Native Americans had no immunities to European diseases
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
The heart of the Enlightenment was said to have been in what major European city?
a. London, England
b. Hapsburg, Germany
c. Rome, Italy
d. Paris, France
d. Paris, France
In the 1870’s, Thomas Edison made the first _____, allowing factories to stay open after dark.
a. assembly line c. electric lightbulb
b. interchangeable parts d. dynamo
c. electric lightbulb
What idea of Montesquieu influenced the United States Constitution?
a. the social contract
b. the separation of powers
c. freedom of the press
d. the federal republic
b. the separation of powers
Absolute rulers who used their political power to bring about social change were called
a. enlightened monarchs
b. enlightened despots
c. philosophes
d. enlightened absolutists
b. enlightened despots
Karl Benz, Henry Ford, and Nicholas Otto are all pioneers in the
a. automobile industry.
b. steel making process.
c. medical field.
d. mining industry.
a. automobile industry.
Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, and Guglielmo Marconi all developed new
a. methods of transportation.
b. medical practices.
c. communication methods.
d. labor unions.
c. communication methods.