Chapter 5 Test Flashcards
Peter the Great built St. Petersburg for what reason?
He wanted a ice free seaport so he could trade with the west
What was the Edict of Nantes?
Helped bring an end to religious wars in France
What was important about the English Bill of Rights?
It was established the a King’s limits of power and guaranteed rights of the people. William and Mary were forced to sign it which made England a constitutional monarchy
Why did Louis XIV build the Palace of Versailles?
To show off other monarchs; keep enemies there, so he can keep an eye on them
What group disagreed the most with the scientific method?
Church (clergy)
What did the church do to Galileo even after he recanted?
He was kept under house arrest
Who believed that observation, experimentation, and math were the basis it scientific knowledge?
Issac Newton
What happened when Parliament forced William and Mary to accept limits on their power during the Glorious Revolution?
It made England a Constitutional Monarchy
What is divine right?
Belief God gave absolute power to the king
What did Peter the Great do for Russia by raising women’s status and changing fashion?
Westernized Russia
Who said “I am the state”?
King Louis XIV
Why did European monarchs become absolute rulers?
To end religious wars
What historical document of the United States did Montesquieu’s system of checks and balances influences?
United States Constituation
What did Louis XIV do to his nobles to limit their power?
Kept them at the palace of Versailles
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
That women should have the same political rights as men
What did the philosophers and scientists work in common?
They both worked with natural laws governing the universe
What did the writings of the philosophers concerning the natural rights of man encourage?
Political revolutions
What were the most important ideas of the Scientific Revolution?
Use of experimentation and observation, they also questioned traditional beliefs about the universe, they also made improvements in scientific instruments and medicine
Who believed in the consent of the governed?
Consent: agreed to, permission to
Locke and Rousseau
During the Age of Absolutism who had all the power?
The absolute Monarch - king
What happened during the Scientific Revolution?
It made the scientific theory more practical for everyone
Why did Louis XIV force nobles to live at the Palace of Versailles?
He wanted to limit their power
