AP European History Mr. Mercado (Rev. ’08)

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Chapter 18 Toward a New World-View A. True or False Where the statement is true, mark T. Where it is false, mark F, and correct it in the space immediately below. ___ 1.

Johannes Kepler devised three laws of planetary motion containing purely circular orbits.

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Three of the seven faculty members at Gresham College in London were devoted solely to the study of science.

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The inductive, experimental method of modern science was formalized by Rene Descartes.

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Organized religion’s responses to science in the late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries was characterized by hostility in some countries, but neutrality in others.

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A consequence of the scientific revolution was the improvement in the living standards of average people.

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Bernard de Fontenelle was a writer who was instrumental in popularizing scientific advancement for both an educated elite and a broad non-scientific audience.

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John Locke believed the human mind was a “blank slate” at birth.

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The philosophes were the intellectual leaders of the Enlightenment.

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Voltaire criticized religious institutions because he was essentially an atheist.

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Denis Diderot’s Encyclopedia was banned by the French government.

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The idea that a separation of powers in government could prevent despotism was proposed by John Locke.

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The social setting for the Enlightenment was urban salons, often run by women.

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The life of Moses Mendelssohn shows that Jews could take part in the Enlightenment.

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By the mid-seventeenth century, the scientific revolution was more well-received in Protestant countries than in Catholic ones.

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The works of late-Enlightenment thinker Condorcet gained widespread criticism for their emphasis on scientific observation rather than solid reason.

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B. Multiple Choice Select the best answer and write the proper letter in the space provided. ___

1. Catherine the Great accomplished which of the following? a. Annexed part of Poland b. Freed the Russian serfs c. Denied any sort of religious toleration d. Persecuted the philosophes of France

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2. “Enlightened” monarchs believed in all of the following EXCEPT a. reform. b. democracy. c. cultural values of the Enlightenment. d. religious toleration.

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3. All of the following are considered to be “enlightened” monarchs EXCEPT a. Frederick II of Prussia. b. Louis XVI of France. c. Catherine II of Russia. d. Joseph II of Austria.

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4. The philosophes were a. mainly university professors. b. generally hostile to monarchial government. c. enthusiastic supporters of the Catholic church. d. satirists who wished to reform society and humanity.

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The social setting of the Enlightenment a. excluded women. b. was characterized by poverty and boredom. c. was dominated by government officials. d. was characterized by witty and intelligent conversation.

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Catherine the Great a. believed the philosophes were dangerous revolutionaries. b. freed the serfs to satisfy Diderot. c. increased the size of the Russian Empire. d. established a strong constitutional monarchy.

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7. According to medieval thought, the center of the universe was the a. sun. b. earth. c. moon. d. heaven.

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8. The Aristotelian world-view placed emphasis on the idea of a. the sun as the center of the universe. b. the rejection of Christian theology. c. an earth that moves in space. d. crystal spheres moving around the earth.

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9. Copernicus’ theory of a sun-centered universe a. suggested the universe was small and closed. b. questioned the idea that crystal spheres moved the stars around the earth. c. suggested that the worlds of heaven and earth were radically different from each other. d. suggested an enormous and possibly infinite universe.

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10. The first astronomer to prove his theories through the use of mathematical equations was a. Galileo. b. Kepler. c. Brahe. d. Newton.

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11. Nicolaus Copernicus proposed that a. the sun revolved around the earth. b. astrology should be studied along with astronomy. c. science could prove that God did not exist. d. the earth revolved around the sun.

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12. The French philosopher who rejected his contemporaries and whose writings influenced the romantic movement was a. Rousseau. b. Voltaire. c. Diderot. d. Condorcet.

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13. The gathering ground for many who wished to discuss the ideas of the French Enlightenment was the a. salon. b. lecture hall. c. palace at Versailles. d. University of Paris.

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Frederick II is considered an enlightened monarch because he a. regained Silesia from Prussia. b. wrote poetry and improved the legal and bureaucratic systems. c. kept the aristocrats in a dominant position socially and politically. d. avoided war.

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Catherine the Great of Russia hardened her position on serfdom after the a. Pugachev rebellion. b. Moscow rebellion. c. Polish rebellion. d. “Five Year” rebellion.

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During the reign of Louis XV a. the nobility lost considerable power. b. the lower classes secured judicial positions in the Parlement. c. the French government struggled with severe economic difficulties. d. absolutism remained firmly entrenched during the succeeding reign.

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Which of the following used the War of the Austrian Succession to expand Prussia into a great power? a. Joseph II b. Frederick II c. Frederick William I d. Louis XIV

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The aggressiveness of Prussia, Austria, and Russia led to the disappearance of which eastern European kingdom from the map after 1795? a. Hungary b. Sweden c. Brandenburg d. Poland

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19. Francis Bacon’s great contribution to scientific methodology was a. the geocentric theory. b. the notion of logical speculation. c. the philosophy of empiricism. d. analytic geometry.

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20. Which of the following men set the stage for the modern study of astronomy by building an observatory and collecting data? a. Darwin b. Hume c. Newton d. Brahe

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21. The Parlement of Paris was a. a high court dominated by nobles who were formerly middle class. b. a center of royal absolutism. c. used by Maupeou to strengthen the king’s position. d. not interested in tax reform or finance.

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22. Maria Theresa was a devout Catholic who a. sought to limit the church’s influence in Austria. b. was not interested in the Enlightenment. c. did nothing to improve the lot of the agricultural population. d. was a weak monarch unable to hold the Austrian Empire together.

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23. After 1715 in France, the direction of political change was a. toward greater absolutism. b. away from Enlightenment political thought. c. in favor of opposition forces—largely the nobility and the Parlement of Paris. d. toward “enlightened absolutism.”

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24. Descartes’ idea was that the world consists of two fundamental entities or substances, which we can call a. the physical and the spiritual. b. water and air. c. reason and passion. d. deduction and induction.

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25. The foremost cause of a change in world-view in the eighteenth century was a. the scientific revolution. b. reformed religious movements. c. absolutist governments. d. mandatory education for most children, male and females.

C. Identification Supply the correct identification for each numbered description. ___________

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Scottish philosopher who developed views of skepticism based his perceived limits of human sensory perception.

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Concept developed by Rousseau that reflected the common interests of the people.

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Compendium of Enlightenment thought that included a vast number of writings by Enlightenment philosophers.

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Monumental scientific work that detailed the laws of universal gravitation.

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Instrument used by Galileo to confirm Copernicus’ heliocentric theory.

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Prestigious organization of scientists, located in London, that published scientific papers and sponsored scientific meetings.

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Politician and writer who developed the empirical method that led to the development of the scientific method.

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Revolutionary work written in the mid-sixteenth century that challenged Aristotle and Ptolemy’s geocentric theory.

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One of the most important political treatises written in western history that spoke of the natural rights of the people.

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Hapsburg “Enlightened despot” who ended serfdom, although it was later reimposed by his successor.

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Important organizer of the salon movement and unofficial “godmother” of The Encyclopedia.

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Philosophe and deist who railed against religious intolerance.

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Skeptic and major proponent of open-minded toleration who believed that humans’ concept of reality was merely a bundle of sensory impressions.

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German-born philosopher that believed that humans were essentially machines determined by outside forces.

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Author of a famous satire of European society from the perspective of a Persian traveler.

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