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World Civ Unit Two Part One
Test Description: Unit two test
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1) Peter the Great increased his powers as an absolute ruler
A
To become a tyrannical ruler in Russia.
B
To get revenge against the boyars.
C
To advance his program of westernization.
D
To end the civil war in Russia.
2) The new capital, in which thousands of peasants died, commissioned by Peter the Great was
A
Moscow
B
Westphalia
C
Versailles
D
St. Petersburg
3) The belief that one ruler should have complete control over a country is called
A
westernization
B
divinity
C
absolutism
D
encomienda
4) The traditional example of seventeenth century absolutism has been the rule of
A
Elizabeth II
B
Ivan IV
C
Louis XIV
D
James III
5) The palace Louis XIV built atop of his grandfather’s hunting lodge miles away from the capital at Paris, worth over 2 billion dollars today, was called
A
Augsburg
B
Tordisillas
C
Versailles
D
Waterloo
6) The theory that the earth is the center of the solar system, proposed by Ptolemy, is called
A
The scientific method
B
Geocentric theory
C
Heliocentric theory
D
Pythagorean theorem
7) The Italian scientist who improved upon the telescope was
A
Johannes Kepler
B
Galileo Galilei
C
Giovanni Ribbisi
D
Nicolas Copernicus
8) The logical procedure for gathering and testing information based on observation and empirical evidence pioneered by is called
A
Natural observation
B
The scientific method
C
The heliocentric theory
D
The geocentric theory
9) Which of the following people are most responsible for the development of the scientific method?
A
Isaac Newton.
B
Nicolas Copernicus
C
Francis Bacon.
D
Johannes Kepler.
10) This person was responsible for the development of the theory of heliocentrism, the idea that the sun was the center of the solar system.
A
Ptolemy
B
Galileo Galilei
C
Nicolas Copernicus
D
Francis Bacon
11) Which Enlightenment thinker discussed the ideas of natural rights such as life, liberty, and property, and that if the government does not protect the rights of citizens, the citizens can overthrow the government? These ideas would have a major impa
A
Thomas Hobbes
B
Voltaire
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
John Locke
12) The Baron de Montesquieu described which of the following ideas that can be seen in the American Constitution?
A
Bill of Rights
B
Separation of powers into three branches of government
C
Freedom of speech
D
Judicial review
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