Science!
Monarchs
English Civil War
Enlightenment Ideas
Mystery
100

Process developed by Francis Bacon and others which laid the foundation for modern scientific study and experimentation 

Scientific Method

100

This English king married 6 times and created a new church to suit his political ambitions

Henry VIII

100

This is the term for a monarchy which is limited by the government and a national constitution. After the Glorious Revolution, England transitioned to this form of government

Constitutional or Limited Monarchy

100

Revolutions inspired by Enlightenment ideas broke out in _________________ and ______________ in the late 18th century

13 Colonies/America and France

100

The name of England's (UK's) legislative body; they repeatedly clashed with English monarchs until the English Civil War's end

Parliament

200

This organization was opposed to the work of Copernicus and Galileo because it contradicted their own teachings/dogma

The Catholic Church

200

This is the term for the belief that monarchs were chosen by God to rule, and therefore had the right to absolute power.

Divine Right of Kings

200

What occurred to Charles I at the end of the English Civil War?

He was executed - monarchy abolished (briefly)

200

These are the three natural rights, according to the philosopher who theorized them

Life, liberty, and property

200

This palace was the centerpiece of Louis XIV's political power

Palace of Versailles

300

This invention was refined by Galileo and used by him to identify the four moons of Jupiter

telescope

300

DAILY DOUBLE -- double points for this question!

This absolute monarch made it his goal to modernize his country and moved his country's capital to bring it closer to the West

Peter the Great

300

What was "restored" during the Restoration of 1660 in England?

The monarchy - Charles II takes the throne

300

This person wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was inspired heavily by Enlightenment ideas

Thomas Jefferson

300

This philosopher promoted the idea of natural rights

John Locke

400

This theory developed by Nicolaus Copernicus states that the sun is at the center of the 'solar' system, and not Earth

Heliocentric Theory

400

Louis XIV's nickname

The Sun King

400

What side of the English Civil War did Oliver Cromwell help lead?

The Parliamentary armies

400

Enlightenment thinkers rejected faith and superstition in trying to understand our world and society, instead favoring _____________ & ______________ 

reason & logic/science

400

This Enlightenment philosopher, unlike most of his peers, supported absolute monarchy

Thomas Hobbes

500

The Scientific Revolution prioritized this form of evidence, rather than speculation and guesswork

Empirical (observed) evidence

500

Philip II of Spain tried to take the throne of England with his Armada in 1588 due to his claim through his deceased wife, _______________

Mary I (Bloody Mary)

500

William and Mary took the English throne after this event

The Glourious Revolution

500

The theorized agreement between citizens and their government which states that citizens give up much of their freedom to participate and benefit from society

The social contract

500

Elizabeth I's successor, James I, was already ruling this country when he accepted the English throne

Scotland

600

Name at least 4 out of the 6 steps of the scientific method

Question, Observe, Hypothesize, Experiment, Analyze, Report

600

This 16th-century Ottoman sultan ruled during the apex of the empire's power and cultural influence.

Suleiman the Magnificent

600

After the English Civil War, the new leader of the country used the strict morals of this religion/Christian denomination to guide England's cultural life

Puritanism

600

This Enlightenment-era book described the belief that society needs the firm hand of an absolute monarch to be protected from humanity's fundamental wickedness

Leviathan

600

What title did Oliver Cromwell adopt in 1653, signifying his dictatorial rule over England?

Lord Protector