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Enlightenment
Test Description: Scientific Rev
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1) The Enlightenment is often considered a turning point in world history because it
A
Promoted royal absolutism
B
Advanced the teachings of the Catholic Church
C
Applied reason to attack traditional privileges
D
Established a more rigid social hierarchy
2) The Renaissance writer and diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli wrote that “the end justifies the means.” What did he mean by this statement?
A
A ruler must always follow the laws of God.
B
A ruler may use trickery and even violence to maintain peace and stability
C
Subjects must always obey their rulers.
D
Subjects have the right to rise up and overthrow a ruler who is unjust.
3) Which statement correctly identifies a political impact of the Protestant Reformation?
A
European rulers attended an international conference to settle their differences.
B
Protestant rulers dissolved monasteries and seized their lands.
C
The Pope rallied Christians to launch a new Crusade against Muslims.
D
European Jews were expelled by Protestant countries.
4) What practice did the Aztecs borrow from earlier Mesoamerican peoples?
A
The cultivation of corn
B
Their herding of cattle and sheep
C
The use of quipu (bundles of rope) to keep records and send messages
D
Improved techniques for riding horses
5) What did the Aztec use of the calendar and the Mayan writing system illustrate about the pre-Columbian civilization of the Americas?
A
They traded extensively with Africa
B
They had earlier contacts with the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt
C
They were declining from warfare and disease
D
They had major cultural achievements before coming into contact with European civilization.
6) Which best summarizes the impact of European colonization on the Inca and Aztec civilizations?
A
Aztec and Inca natives were generally replaced by enslaved peoples brought from Africa
B
These civilizations adopted Protestantism as a means of resisting Spanish rule.
C
These empires were replaced by a new culture blending local traditions, Catholicism and Spanish rule.
D
Local rulers absorbed European ideas and developed beneficial trade links with Western Europe.
7) Which was a major reason for the expansion of Europe during the period 1450 to 1750?
A
European wanted to exploit the resources found in the Americas
B
Europeans sought to learn about Native American cultures.
C
Native Americans asked Europeans to provide them with new technologies
D
European rulers were seeking a place to settle excess population.
8) How did the Columbian Exchange most benefit Europeans?
A
It reduced conflicts between competing religious groups.
B
It eliminated smallpox and measles from Europe.
C
It introduced horses and other work animals into Europe.
D
It introduced new foodstuffs into European society.
9) Which statement identifies an impact of the Atlantic slave trade?
A
It destroyed much of Africa’s heritage and disrupted its development.
B
It introduced violence and social upheaval to Europe.
C
It made African languages and the Islamic religion popular in the Americas.
D
It brought African beliefs, legends, and music to Asia.
10) The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are both based on the idea that government power comes from the citizens it governs. This reflects the influences of --
A
John Locke and Jean Rousseau
B
Thomas Aquinas and Niccolo Machiavelli
C
Thomas Hobbes and Adam Smith
D
John Calvin and Charles de Montesquieu
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