John Locke pushed for religious tolerance and stated people are born with ___________.

superiority over others based on genetics.

Thinkers during the Enlightenment or Age of Reason challenged the established social order

by calling for a just society based on reason

by calling for an end to government

by denying the existence of heaven

by supporting peasant rebellions.

John Locke was an English philosopher who lived in the 17th century. Locke’s ideas had the most influence over

The rights and freedoms of the individual written into the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

The belief by the British monarchy that it had the right to collect taxes from American colonists

The development of industry and big business, especially the steel industry in the U.S.

The divine right of kings and the belief that the right to rule should be based on heredity

Baron de Montesquieu was a French political thinker known for his

Support of the freedom of speech and thought

Important contributions to economic theory

Criticism of French political institutions

Which event was most influenced by this idea? For in all the states of created beings capable of laws, where there is no law, there is no freedom. —John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 1690

the political revolutions in America and France

the nationalist unification of Germany and Italy

the rise of industrial unions in England

the fall of the czarist government in Russia

According to John Locke, what was the primary purpose of government?

to protect natural rights of individuals

to support an aristocratic class

to promote equality among citizens

to uphold complete religious toleration

Which of the revolutions listed below was led and fought for by slaves?

The British-North American Revolution

What was an immediate effect of the American Revolution? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. —That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —Declaration of Independence, 1776

Political ideas influenced the citizens of other nations.

Geographical factors helped improve governmental relations.

Religious views altered the structure of foreign governments.

Social changes created strife among local leaders.

What was a cause of the French Revolution?

There was a wide gap between the privileges of the lowest class that paid most of the taxes and the wealthy bourgeoisie who paid few taxes.

France’s royal treasury was in debt because it could not collect enough tax money from the Second Estate.

The First Estate and Third Estate could not agree about how to reform the economy.

Land was unequally distributed among peasants, nobility, and the Church, which set off the "Fluor War".

The term Tabula Rasa means ___________. (Extra Credit Question)

Give me liberty or give me death.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Absolutism is ...

The idea that there is an important question that a monarch needs to force into law particularly when dealing with a female inheriting the throne.

The idea that a monarch has the authority to have complete and absolute control.

The idea that a monarch has direct power from God to rule and that they are responsible to God alone.

The idea that a monarch has the ability to tell his subjects what they are to do in life.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

What does the term, "Divine Right", mean?

The right to rule was given by God and God only

The right to rule was given by the Pope and the Catholic Church

The right to rule was given to those based on there family title and wealth

The right to rule is given from the people, by the people.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to do what?

Develop better relations with eastern rulers for trade and wealth.

To encourage agricultural and production growth to feed the population growth in European nations.

Enhance quality of life among its subjects (citizens).

Centralize political power in their nations under complete monarch rule

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

What was Louis XIV most known for?

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Louis XIV built Versailles - a massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country. Which country is the home of this palace?

Germany

Italy

Spain

France

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

____________ introduced newspapers, shaved beards, and encouraged western fashion

Peter the Great

Louis XIV

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

John Locke

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

How did Louis the XIV and Peter the Great take power from the nobles and the church?

Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles to demonstrate power and control, Peter the Great built St. Petersburg, “window to the west” to show control of nobility of the city

Louis XIV controlled the nobility by excluding them from decision-making councils, forcing many of them to live with him at Versailles, and putting power in the hands of royal agents who collected taxes, administered justice, and generally maintained the state.

Peter the Great increased his power by taking on absolutist traits, enforcing his will upon the nobility and restricting their power and customs.

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Unit 5 Test - Absolutism, Enlightenment & Revolutions

Absolutism is ...

What does the term, "Divine Right", mean?

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to do what?

What was Louis XIV most known for?

Louis XIV built Versailles - a massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country. Which country is the home of this palace?

____________ introduced newspapers, shaved beards, and encouraged western fashion

How did Louis the XIV and Peter the Great take power from the nobles and the church?

In regards to John Locke, his Natural Rights are considered to be which of the following? (Choose all that apply)

John Locke pushed for religious tolerance and stated people are born with ___________.

The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions is a major concept from which Enlightenment thinker?

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