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What best summarizes the ideas of Copernicus? |
The earth orbits the sun |
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The theory of Montesquieu was called separation of powers because it separated government _________. |
Into three equal branches |
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What best summarizes the ideas of Rousseau? |
People should pay more attention to their feelings. |
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The compass helped Europeans navigate at sea. Its magnetized needle points to the magnetic _____. |
North |
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Europeans learned about the astrolabe through contact with _____. |
Arab traders |
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News of the invention of gunpowder traveled from China westward by way of the _____. |
Silk Road |
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European explorers first used gunpowder to take enslaved captives in ______. |
West Africa |
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During the 1600s and 1700s, most of Europe was ruled by unlimited governments. What is an example of an unlimited government? |
Absolute Monarchy |
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The roots of our system of government date back to _______. |
England |
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The Magna Carta limited English government by establishing certain rights. What right was guaranteed by the Magna Carta? |
Right to a trail by jury |
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The Stuart rulers of England came to power in 1603. They angered man English citizens with their belief in _______. |
the idea of divine right |
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During the English Restoration, Parliament ______. |
returned the monarchy to England |
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During the 1600s and 1700s, nearly every European ruler held absolute, or unlimited, power. Which of the rulers had his or her power limited by law? |
Queen Elizabeth I |
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Peter I, also known as Peter the Great, used his unlimited power to strengthen Russia. He did this by _____. |
bringing Western technology to Russia |
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During the Enlightenment, many people placed their faith in _______. |
reason |
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The English civil war and the execution of King Charles I led one political thinker to declare that people could not be trusted to govern themselves. He believed people needed a strong, absolute ruler. Who was that thinker? |
Thomas Hobbes |
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Who was the Enlightenment thinker to first propose the separation of power in government? |
Baron de Montisquieu |
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The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other branches is called ______. |
checks and balances |
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French philosophies were inspired by _______. |
the Glorious Revolution in England |
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What stated the importance of teaching civic virtue to children? |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
