Chapter 19 complete Flashcards
Galileo was sentenced to life in prison because he
a. broke French laws
b. challenged teachings of the Catholic Church
c. stole the theories of other scientists
d. presented other scientists’ ideas as his own.
b. challenged teachings of the Catholic Church
How did Newton’s theory of natural laws affect the theory of natural rights?
a. If patterns controlled the universe, patterns could control human behavior.
b. People needed government control.
c. The rights to life, liberty, and property were given by God to kings.
d. Both theories resulted from religious tolerance.
a. If patterns controlled the universe, patterns could control human behavior.
Why was Napoleon’s invasion of Russia a failure?
a. His army was too small.
b. The Russians surrendered
c. He and his men were unprepared to fight during a harsh winter
d. Russian weapons were better
c. He and his men were unprepared to fight during a harsh winter
Which of the following statements best describes the Industrial Revolution?
a. It changed the way people worked and where they lived.
b. It lowered the standard of living for everyone
c. it was the most successful in France
d. It led to political revolution
a. It changed the way people worked and where they lived.
How did advances in farming lead to the Industrial Revolution
a. the population grew, causing a need for goods
b. People invented new farming machines
c. Farmers built factories
d. The study of farming as a science increased
a. the population grew, causing a need for goods
How did a financial crisis in France lead to the French Revolution?
a. The middle class wanted political power to match their economic influence.
b. The nobility protested the legality of taxes
c. the French believed that the royal treasury was stored in the Bastille
d. the third Estate was tired of paying all the taxes
d. the third Estate was tired of paying all the taxes
What was the National Assembly?
a. the first governing body in the colonies
b. a governing group formed by the third estate in France
c. the original name of Parliament
d. the name Napoleon gave to his government
b. a governing group formed by the third estate in France
Who supported the divine right of kings and the power of royalty?
a. Galileo
b. Locke
c. Descartes
d. Hobbes
d. Hobbes
Which of the following thinkers impacted the Declaration of Independence?
a. Hobbes
b. Descartes
c. Leeuwenhoek
d. Locke
d. Locke
The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain because Great Britain had ?
a. a stable government and the necessary natural resources
b. talented inventors
c. cold winters which increased productivity
d. a need to provide for expanded markets.
a. a stable government and the necessary natural resources
Which of the following is a belief of Enlightenment thinkers?
a. Science and reason could improve lives
b. Violent revolution is the only way to cause change
c. Future generations would fare much worse
d. Government has little purpose
a. Science and reason could improve lives
Which of the following shows the ability of humans to use reason?
a. mob rule
b. church objections to some scientific theories
c. the scientific method
d. the formation of scientific societies
c. the scientific method
How did the Industrial Revolution produce changes in communication as well as in transportation?
a. scientific organizations published new theories and discoveries.
b. Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph
c. Inventors taught others how to use new machinery
d. news of the Industrial Revolution was spread quickly throughout the world by newspapers
b. Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph
Which of the following was an effect of industrialization?
a. smaller cities
b. lower standard of living
c. harsh working conditions
d. improved working conditions
c. harsh working conditions
Which of the following best describes the Jacobins?
a. they ruled through fear and terror
b. they abolished an army of one million men
c. they taxed citizens fairly
d. they died for a noble cause
a. they ruled through fear and terror
