Enlightenment
Enlightenment thinks believed that ______ laws influence human society.
natural
The U.S. Constitution enshrined the rule of law to ensure that the law applied equally to _____.
All
Describe the heliocentric theory?
The sun is the center of the solar system, and the Earth rotates around the sun
Merchants belonged to what class of the French before the revolution?
Third Estate or commoner class
What did Miguel Hidalgo, a radical Creole priest, do in Mexico?
A. converted people by the hundreds
B. invented a new method to farm in the desert
C. inspired a nationalist uprising of Indians and mestizos in the countryside
D. started a trade war with the Spanish
C
gatherings in private homes for French Enlightenment thinkers were called what?
salons
Who supported the colonists during the American Revolution to undermine the British?
The French
Observing the sky using a telescope, Galileo Galilei was able to add support to what theory?
heliocentric theory
In declaring themselves to be a National Assembly, who claimed that they had the authority to govern France?
members of the Estates-General
the ________ Revolution led to the first black republic in modern history.
Haitian
What attitude was promoted by Enlightenment?
A. anger
B. optimism
C. pessimism
D. kindness
What event caused the British to close the port of Boston?
The Boston Tea Party
Leonardo da Vinci painted what famous work of art?
Mona Lisa
The French Revolution encouraged the growth of ______ across Europe.
A. imperialism
B. authoritarianism
C. monarchy
D. nationalism
D
Revolution in South America spread from Buenos Aires to Chile and Peru under who's leadership?
Jose de San Martin
The ideals of Enlightenment were rooted in ancient _____ ideas about government.
Greek
Why did American leaders call for the replacement of the Articles of Federation?
the central government was too weak
The Renaissance was mainly supported monetarily by what?
A. agriculture
B. commerce
C. tariffs
D. factories
B
What code, adopted in 1804, upheld the equality of citizens in France
Napoleonic Code
Dom Pedro successfully did what?
declared Brazil independent from Portugal?
What did Adam Smith argue for in "The Wealth of Nations"?
a free market based on competition
What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense do for colonists in America?
persuaded them to support independence
What was Isaac Newton's "Principia"?
the laws of gravity and motion
Why were the French struggling with finances in the 18th century (1700s)?
the cost of helping with the American Revolution