Unit 6

Question 1

Which nation was considered to be the “Third Rome?”

Answer 1

Russia

Question 2

The discoveries of Isaac Newton led many to develop a mechanistic view of the _______.

Answer 2

universe

Question 3

Who was named the first czar of Russia?

Answer 3

Ivan the Terrible

Question 4

The Copernican system believed the ______ was the center of the universe.

Answer 4

Sun

Question 5

What event took place in what is now Germany?

Answer 5

Thirty Years’ War

Question 6

The leader of the Reign of Terror was _______.

Answer 6

Robespierre

Question 7

The English philosopher, _______, asserted that the human mind at birth was a “blank tablet.”

Answer 7

John Locke

Question 8

Who led the European opposition to the Ottoman Turks?

Answer 8

King Philip II

Question 8

The American colonists wanted independence from the British because they ________.

Answer 8

wanted to preserve their rights and freedoms

Question 9

Who believed that the principles of the Enlightenment could bring about a perfect society?

Answer 9

Philosophes

Question 10

The Huguenots were _______ who followed the teachings of John Calvin.

Answer 10

French Protestants

Question 11

The purpose of the __________ was to bring an end to Protestantism.

Answer 11

Catholic League

Question 12

Who was a Dutch painter of the Baroque style during the seventeenth century?

Answer 12

Rembrandt

Question 13

Who was condemned as a traitor and executed by order of the English Parliament?

Answer 13

Charles I

Question 14

Oliver Cromwell was named ______ of the Commonwealth of England.

Answer 14

Lord Protector

Question 15

What document proclaimed the rights of the citizens of the French Republic?

Answer 15

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Question 16

The belief known as the divine right of kings asserts that the king is accountable _____.

Answer 16

only to God

Question 17

The Peace of Westphalia recognized the _______ of the territories of the Holy Roman Empire.

Answer 17

independence

Question 17

This caused thousands of Huguenots to flee France.

Answer 17

The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

Question 18

The Duke of Wellington was a _______ general at the Battle of Waterloo.

Answer 18

British

Question 19

Napoleon invaded _______ in 1812 but was forced to retreat.

Answer 19

Russia

Question 20

Who was the most famous playwright and poet of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Answer 20

Shakespeare

Question 21

What allowed the Huguenots to worship freely in France?

Answer 21

The Edict of Nantes

Question 22

The English Civil Wars were prompted by the Parliamentarians’ desire for a(n) _______.

Answer 22

republican government

Question 23

Which King of France called himself The Sun King?

Answer 23

Louis XIV

Question 24

Which system of the universe is based on the Sun being the center?

Answer 24

Copernican

Question 25

This religion asserted that God was not involved in the everyday workings of the universe.

Answer 25

Deism

Question 26

The principles of the Enlightenment were spread throughout Europe by _________.

Answer 26

Napoleon's conquests

Question 27

What historical event led Enlightenment thinkers to think that reason, rightly exercised, was the answer to all of mankind's problems?

Answer 27

Scientific Revolution

Question 28

The Ottoman Empire was responsible for capturing _______ and _______ in 1453.

Answer 28

The Byzantine Empire Constantinople

Question 29

_________ were supporters of a powerful monarchy who viewed Parliament as merely an advisory council to the king.

Answer 29

Royalists

Question 30

The French let ________ borrow money to fight a war against Britain.

Answer 30

the United States

Question 31

Which of the following factors did NOT lead to the French Revolution?

Answer 31

Costly Wars

Question 32

Advances in mathematics were essential to the discoveries of the ________.

Answer 32

Scientific Revolution

Question 33

________ was the chosen religion of the Enlightenment thinkers.

Answer 33

Deism

Question 34

William, Prince of Orange, took over the throne of __________.

Answer 34

James II

Question 35

Roger Bacon was a(n) _______ scientist who emphasized the importance of empirical evidence to science.

Answer 35

English

Question 36

The Holy League was established by _____ to defeat the Ottoman Empire.

Answer 36

King Philip II

Question 37

The Spanish Armada was built by______

Answer 37

King Philip II

Question 38

In 1804, _______ was crowned emperor of France.

Answer 38

Napoleon