Chapter 2
2.1 These governments often had parliaments or other bodies, but these bodies had no real power. The ruler could dissolve them at will.
Absolute Monarchies
2.3 What was the impact of the English Bill of Rights on the development of democracy in England?
it gave Parliament essential powers independent of the monarchy
2.7 Resulted in about 300,000 arrests and 17,000 executions.
The Reign of Terror
2.5 Which of the following influenced the writing of the Declaration of independence?
Locke's idea of popular sovereignty
3.2 Adam Smith defined the free market as an economic system in which
the market functions with little or no government interference
2.1 Charles I took this completely different name when he became ruler of the Hapsburg empire
Charles V
2.3 Why was James I resistant to working with Parliament?
he believed in the absolute power of kings
2.8 When Napoleon paces the crown on his own head what is he asserting?
he is asserting that he is the source of his own authority
2.4 How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?
it encouraged people to use reason to solve problems
3.3 developed a new process for making steal from iron
Henry Bessemer
2.2 Which BEST describes Peter the Great's approach toward westernization?
He used autocratic power to introduce rapid change
2.4 In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith argued that
the free market should regulate business activity
2.8 The Napoleonic Code was a reform of France's
legal system
2.3 What was the significance of the Long Parliament?
its struggles with Charles I led to the English Civil War
3.4 why were the theories of charles darwin controversial?
they challenged long held beliefs about human life.
2.2 How were the goals of Austria and Prussia similar?
both sought to consolidate power and expand their territory
2.5 The Declaration of independence stated that governments were formed to
protect each individual's natural rights
2.7 The right to vote
suffrage
2.1 Monarchs used this theory to justify their power. As Gods representative on earth they could command absolute obedience.
divine right
3.4 "The marks of former convulsions on every part of the surface of our planet are obvious and striking. The remains of marine animals imbedded in the solid strata are so abundant, that they may be expected to force themselves on the observation of every people who gave made some progress in refinement.." ---Charles Lyell, Principles of Geology (1832) Vol, I
The Scientist quoted above attempted to prove that...
the Earth had formed over millions of years
2.3 What is the main feature of a constitutional government?
its power is defined and limited by law
2.6 Under this, also called the "old order", everyone in France belonged to one of three social classes or "estates"
ancien regime
2.6 How did France's social divisions in the late 1700's contribute to the French Revolution?
Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with social and economic inequality
3.1 Why were the first factories more efficient than the earlier putting-out system?
They brought workers and machines together in one place
3.3 invented an explosive much safer than others used at the time
Alfred Nobel