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Unit 6 Review
What was the result of inflation & heavy taxes in Spain?The Spanish Empire was weakened
Who weakened the French nobles by making them tear down their castles?
Cardinal Richelieu
In order to become King & Queen of England, what document did William and Mary have to accept that limited the power of the kingThe English Bill of Rights
In the US Constitution the idea of checks and balances used in the three branches of government came from what enlightenment thinker?
Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker believed a king should have absolute power?
Thomas Hobbes
Reason, a secular outlook, faith in science, & progressEnlightenment IDEAS
List the steps of the scientific method12345
Copernicus came up with what theory ?Heliocentric or Sun Centered Solar
System
Who developed the scientific method?Francis Bacon
The law of universal gravitation was developed by?Isaac Newton
List the 5 major Ideas of the philosophers12345
The Declaration of Independence was written by?
Thomas Jefferson
Voltaire, John Locke, & Rousseau all influenced what English Document?
The English Bill of Rights
Due to Shay's Rebellion this meeting was called?
Constitutional Convention
Louis XIV built this to display to the world his power
Versailles
Who was the first to westernize Russia?
Peter the Great
This king believed he should be a father to his peopleFrederick the Great
The religious wars in France ended due to this orderEdict of Nantes
Difference in European EconomiesWestern EuropeTrade, merchants,Jobs in the citiesSerfs leave the
manor to find jobs
Central EuropeNo tradeAgriculture is the
main economic activity
Serfs are forced to stay on the land
In England the monarchy was “restored” during what period?
The Restoration
The Catholic Church banned this book?The encylopedia
Which Russian Czar took power from the boyars(nobles)?
Ivan the Terrible
Who boasted “I am the state”?Louis the XIV of France
Why did Russia build St. Petersburg?They needed a port
The end of the Thirty Years War began this in Europe? The modern state system,People identified themselves by
their country