Blaise Pascal
This country is where Blaise Pascal was born.
What is France?
Louis XIV became king this way.
What is inheriting the throne at age 5?
These people fought for religious freedom in Scotland.
Who are the Scottish Covenanters?
These people conquered China and started a new dynasty.
Who are the Manchu?
This religion influenced John Milton.
What is Puritanism?
This country was William Penn from.
What is England?
This subject had to be mastered before Pascal could study math.
What are languages?
This revolt occurred during Louis XIV’s childhood.
What is the Fronde?
This king tried to force religious changes.
Who is King Charles I?
This dynasty was established by the Manchu.
What is the Ch’ing (Qing) Dynasty?
Milton suffered from this disability.
What is blindness?
This religious group did Penn join?
What are Quakers?
Pascal proved this about triangles.
What is the sum of the angles equals two right angles?
This palace showed Louis XIV’s wealth and power.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
This agreement was signed in 1638.
What is the National Covenant?
This emperor ruled for about 60 years.
Who is K’ang-hsi?
This is Milton’s most famous work.
What is Paradise Lost?
Penn received land in America this way.
What is the king repaid a debt with land?
At age 16, Pascal wrote about this geometric shape.
What are cones?
This nickname was given to Louis XIV.
What is the Sun King?
These secret meetings were held outdoors.
What are conventicles?
K’ang-hsi did this to China’s borders.
What is expanded and secured them?
This type of writing uses symbolism to tell a deeper meaning.
What is an allegory?
This colony was founded by William Penn.
What is Pennsylvania?
This invention helped Pascal’s father with calculations.
What is the Pascaline (calculator)?
This document was revoked in 1685.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
This was the main conflict with the king.
What is control over religion/church practices?
He supported this in culture and learning.
What is education, the arts, and scholarship?
These people helped Milton write down his works.
Who are his daughters?
This city, meaning “brotherly love,” was designed by Penn.
What is Philadelphia?
This scientific law explains how pressure works in liquids.
What is Pascal’s Law?
This religious group was persecuted by Louis XIV.
Who are the Huguenots?
Covenanters believed this should lead the church.
Who is God (not the king)?
K’ang-hsi treated Chinese traditions in this way.
What is respected and used them?
Bunyan struggled with this after his conversion.
What is doubt and spiritual torment?
Penn’s main goal for his colony was this.
What is religious freedom?
This experiment showed that air pressure changes with height.
What is the barometer experiment?
Louis XIV wanted this level of power over government.
What is complete/absolute control?
Many Covenanters faced this because of their beliefs.
What is punishment, imprisonment, or death?
He allowed some foreigners for this reason.
What is their knowledge of science and technology?
Bunyan spent time in prison for this reason.
What is preaching his faith?
Penn treated this group fairly and peacefully.
Who are Native Americans?
This idea uses math to predict outcomes and chances.
What is probability theory?
People resented Louis XIV for this reason.
What is ignoring the poor while spending heavily on wars and luxury?
The word “covenant” means this.
What is a serious promise or agreement?
The Manchu kept their customs separate for this reason.
What is to maintain control and their identity?
Pennsylvania was known for this major idea.
What is religious tolerance and diversity?