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