Week 22 World History: Enlightenment and American Revolution, 1550-1789

 

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This world history resource focuses on the Enlightenment
and Revolution from 1550 to 1789 and includes quiz questions
and answers and video links to related topics.

I utilized World History: Patterns of Interaction (Holt McDougal) for our world history textbook. It has multiple options for different learning styles and covers a wide array of information.

This quiz accompanies Chapter 22: pages 620-647.

Directions for the quiz:

• Scroll down and click on the thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
• Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
• Choose an answer for each question.
• Compare your answers with those provided.

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Below are free videos to accompany chapter 22:

• Models of the Universe
• Galileo
• Crash Course: The Scientific Method
• Crash Course: the Enlightenment
• Beccaria & Criminal Justice
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Diderot & History of Encyclopedias
• Baroque Period
• Neoclassical Architecture
• 6 Eras of Music History
• Crash Course: Enlightened Monarchs
• Crash Course Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy
• Crash Course U.S. Constitution, Articles, Federalism
• Bill of Rights

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World History Week 22:  Enlightenment & Revolution 1550-1789

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Starting in the mid-1500s, a new way of thinking called the ____ emerged.
It was based on careful observation & a willingness to question accepted beliefs.
Answer choices include: Geocentric Theory, Pythagorean Theorem,
Scientific Revolution, Bill of Rights

The correct answer is Scientific Revolution.

Nicholaus Copernicus disputed geocentric theory & began
considering the idea that the planets revolved around the sun, or ___.
Answer choices include: Heliocentric Theory, Scientific Method,
Centrifugal Force, Neoclassical Revolution

The correct answer is Heliocentric Theory.

Who developed several laws of motion & was forced to say that
Copernicus was wrong when he knew that Copernicus was correct?
Answer choices include: Johannes Kepler, Tyco Brahe, Ptolemy, Galileo Galilei

The correct answer is Galileo Galilei.

The Catholic Church embraced new mathematical theories of the early 1600s.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is false.

According to Gabriel Fahrenheit’s thermometer,
water freezes at ___ degrees Fahrenheit.
Answer choices include: 0, 32, 100, 212

The correct answer is 32.

Edward Jenner created the world’s first vaccine to prevent _____.
Answer choices include: Bubonic Plague, Polio, Smallpox, Tuberculosis

The correct answer is smallpox.

According to John Locke, all people are born
free & equal with all of the following rights EXCEPT:
Answer choices include: life, property, liberty, wealth

The correct answer is wealth.

Voltaire wrote 70 books of political essays, philosophy,
and drama that fought for complete anarchy,
intolerance, prejudice, & superstition.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is false.

Mary Astell wrote, “If all men are born ____,
how is it that all women are born ____?”
Answer choices include: slaves/free, happy/sad,
free/slaves, alone/together

The correct answer is free/slaves.

In the 1700s, scientists made new key discoveries in ____.
Answer choices include: physics, chemistry, biology, all of these

The correct answer is all of these.

During the enlightenment, people began to question openly
their religious beliefs & teachings of the church.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

___ is used by writers to utilize wit and humor
to ridicule various ideas and customs.
Answer choices include: Satire, Prose, Biography, Narrative

The correct answer is Satire.

In the 1700s, ___ was the cultural and intellectual capital of Europe.
Answer choices include: New York, Berlin, Madrid, Paris

The correct answer is Paris.

Dennis Diderot created the first set of ___.
Answer choices include: dictionaries, encyclopedias,
thesauruses, romance novels

The correct answer is encyclopedias.

Wealthy women in France hosted social gatherings called ___
where philosophers, writers, artists, scientists,
& other great intellects would discuss ideas.
Answer choices include: salons, pecha cuchas, twitters, cybercafes

The correct answer is salons.

Two popular art styles in Europe in the 1700s included ___
with a grand, ornate design & ___ featuring a simple, elegant design.
Answer choices include: expressionism/impressionism,
baroque/neoclassical, landscape/portrait, conceptual/pop art

The correct answer is baroque/neoclassical.

Which of the following musicians was NOT trained in classical style?
Answer choices include: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethovan, Johann Sebastian Bach

The correct answer is Johann Sebastian Bach.

Which of the following was NOT an enlightened despot
in Europe during the Enlightenment?
Answer choices include: Catherine the Great of Russia,
Frederick II of Prussia, Adolph Hitler of Germany, Joseph II of Austria

The correct answer is Adolph Hitler of Germany.

In 1773, colonists protested an import tax
via a demonstration called the ___.
Answer choices include: Georgia Boycott,
Boston Tea Party, Massachusetts Witch Trials, Roanoke Tax Refusal

The correct answer is Boston Tea Party.

Amendments to the American Constitution, called the ___,
protected basic individual rights such as
freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.
Answer choices include: Bill of Rights, Constitutional Convention,
Protestant Reformation, Declaration of Independence

The correct answer is Bill of Rights.

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