Chapter 4&5

Question 1

Versailles

Answer 1

palace of Louis XIV, symbol of his wealth

Question 2

puritans

Answer 2

wanted to purify the Anglican Church of catholic practices

Question 3

constitutional government

Answer 3

government power is limited by law

Question 4

cabinet

Answer 4

group of advisors to the monarch

Question 5

divine right

Answer 5

authority to rule comes from God

Question 6

mercenaries

Answer 6

soldiers for hire

Question 7

intendants

Answer 7

royal officials who carry out royal orders

Question 8

natural law

Answer 8

rules discovered by use of reason

Question 9

Thomas Hobbes

Answer 9

believed in a powerful government to control the people

Question 10

social contract

Answer 10

people give up their freedom to government for security

Question 11

Montesquieu

Answer 11

believed government powers should be divided between 3 branches of government

Question 12

Rousseau

Answer 12

had faith in general will of the people

Question 13

laissez fairs

Answer 13

economy should have little government regulation

Question 14

censorship

Answer 14

restricting access to ideas and information

Question 15

salon

Answer 15

gathering where ideas are shared

Question 16

baroque

Answer 16

a grand, formal style of art

Question 17

rococo

Answer 17

a light, delicate style of art

Question 18

Adam Smith

Answer 18

he argued for a free market

Question 19

popular sovereignty

Answer 19

government power comes from the people

Question 20

physiocrats

Answer 20

economic system should be based on natural laws of economics

Question 21

Describe the Tudors relationship with the British parliament

Answer 21

respectful and cooperative

Question 22

What was the importance of the Glorious Revolution?

Answer 22

monarch’s power weakened

Question 23

What was the effect of the French Huguenots being kicked out of France?

Answer 23

hurt the French economy

Question 24

What was the importance of the Treaty of Westphalia?

Answer 24

ended 30 Years’ War

Question 25

How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?

Answer 25

encouraged people to use reason to understand social, political issues

Question 26

Describe the ideas of Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau

Answer 26

Hobbes: need strong government; Rousseau: believed in general will of people

Question 27

What profession were Haydn, Bach, Mozart, and Handel?

Answer 27

composers

Question 28

Describe the beliefs of an enlightened despot

Answer 28

supported censorship, but also supported Enlightenment ideas

Question 29

What were the ideas expressed by Adam Smith?

Answer 29

supported free market economy

Question 30

Who was Mary Wollenstonecraft and why was she important?

Answer 30

equal education for boys and girls

Question 31

Why did Enlightenment writers often face censorship?

Answer 31

challenged monarch's power

Question 32

levee

Answer 32

court ceremony celebrating the king's rising