ASSIGNMENT 2
CIVILIZATION SINCE 1660
SUMMER 2017
NAME: _____________________________
Using your textbook, answer the following questions. Use only your textbook. Do not get answers from others in class or off the internet. If you turn in your assignment early you will receive two points extra credit.
1. The ____________________ ______________________ was revolutionary in the sense that it set the standard for evaluating knowledge in the Western world.
2. Copernicus’ _____ _____ ____________________ _____ _____ ____________________ ____________________ (1543) challenged the prevailing Ptolemaic model of the universe.
3. Using Brahe’s tables ____________________ ____________________ , a German astronomer, proved a helio-centric solar system but abandoned the Copernican concept of circular orbits.
4. Newton’s great work was called ____________________ ____________________ .
5. ____________________ ____________________ believed that human beings were blank slates (i.e., having no inborn ideas).
6. 18th century writers and critics, known as ____________________ , forged the new attitudes favorable to change and sought to apply reason and common sense to the institutions and societies of their day.
7. ____________________ regarded God as like a divine watchmaker, setting nature to work.
8. In Candide, _________ attacked war, religious persecution, and what he regarded as unwarranted optimism about the human condition.
9. One of the greatest monuments of the Enlightenment was the ____________________, a project lead by Denis Diderot.
10. ____________________ in his writings, advocated the division of power and thought that Great Britain’s government provided the an excellent example
11. Adam Smith is associated with ____________________-____________________ economic thought.
12. ____________________ ____________________ is a term used to describe the policies of rulers who strengthened central administration to attempt enlightened reforms.
13. American political ideas were derived largely from ____________________ ____________________ .
14. After the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, the ___________________ ____________________ ____________________ undertook the governing of the North American colonies.
15. In France, the First Estate represented the ____________________ ; the Second Estate represented the ____________________ ; and the Third Estate represented ____________________ .
16. On 27 August 1789, the National Assembly of France issued the ____________________ __________ __________ ____________________ __________ __________ __________ ____________________ which drew from the political ideas and language of the Enlightenment.
17. In France, the ___________________ of 1791 established a constitutional monarchy where only 50,000 men could vote.
18. In 1790 the National Assembly issued the __________ __________ _____ _____ __________ that transformed the Roman Catholic Church in France into a branch of the state.
19. From September 793 to July 1794, the __________ _____ ___________________ was a period when extensive executions and violent was used to defend the Revolution and suppress internal enemies.
20. In late 1793 and early 1794, ____________________ _____________________ emerged as the chief figure on the Committee of Public Safety and inaugurated the Cult of the Supreme Being.
21. Napoleon’s “____________________ ____________________” aimed at crippling the ability of the British to wage war.
22. Napoleon’s “____________________ ____________________” numbered over 600,000 men and was used to try to stifle Russia’s military threat.
23. The ___________________ _____ ____________________ agreed that no single state should be allowed to dominate Europe.
24. People of European descent who were born in the Spanish colonies were known as ____________________ .
25. ____________________ _____________________ began the revolt that led to Haitian independence in 1804.
26. The first region in South America to assert its independence from Spain was __________ _____ _____ __________ .
27. The liberator of northern South America and promoter of republicanism there was ___________________ ____________________ .
28. In 1820, ____________________ _____________________ feared that a liberal Spanish Monarchy would try to impose liberal reforms on Mexico and therefore they declared Mexico independent.
29. ____________________ is the believe that one is part of a nation, defined as a community with its own language, traditions, culture, customs, and history, and it becomes the primary focus of one’s loyalty and identity.
30. In the 19th century, European ____________________ supported representative government, government dominated by the propertied classes and laissez-faire economics.
31. After the 1830 Revolution in France, ____________________ ____________________ was called the king of the French rather than of France.
32. Limited reform of the British House of Commons and a limited expansion of the electorate that laid the groundwork for further orderly reform within the British constitutional system was brought about by the ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ of 1832.
33. ____________________ is considered the first large-scale European working-class political movement seeking political reforms that would favor the British workers during the 1830s and 1840s.
34. In the year ____________________, a series of spontaneous liberal and nationalistic revolutions, revolts and uprisings broke out across Europe.
35. As a result of the 1848 Revolution in France, ____________________ comes to power and created the Second Empire.
36. From the 1860s onward, Irish nationalists sought ____________________ ____________________ or local control of Ireland.
37. The ____________________ ____________________ bill, introduced by Stephen Douglas, allowed people in new territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery in that territory.
38. The ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Act of 1867 created a Canadian federation.
39. Italian unity was achieve by ____________________ ____________________ of Piedmont in the north and by ____________________ ____________________ of Sicily in the south.
40. Regarding German unification, Otto von Bismarck favored the ____________________ solution to unification.
CIVILIZATION SINCE 1660
SUMMER 2017
NAME: _____________________________
Using your textbook, answer the following questions. Use only your textbook. Do not get answers from others in class or off the internet. If you turn in your assignment early you will receive two points extra credit.
1. The ____________________ ______________________ was revolutionary in the sense that it set the standard for evaluating knowledge in the Western world.
2. Copernicus’ _____ _____ ____________________ _____ _____ ____________________ ____________________ (1543) challenged the prevailing Ptolemaic model of the universe.
3. Using Brahe’s tables ____________________ ____________________ , a German astronomer, proved a helio-centric solar system but abandoned the Copernican concept of circular orbits.
4. Newton’s great work was called ____________________ ____________________ .
5. ____________________ ____________________ believed that human beings were blank slates (i.e., having no inborn ideas).
6. 18th century writers and critics, known as ____________________ , forged the new attitudes favorable to change and sought to apply reason and common sense to the institutions and societies of their day.
7. ____________________ regarded God as like a divine watchmaker, setting nature to work.
8. In Candide, _________ attacked war, religious persecution, and what he regarded as unwarranted optimism about the human condition.
9. One of the greatest monuments of the Enlightenment was the ____________________, a project lead by Denis Diderot.
10. ____________________ in his writings, advocated the division of power and thought that Great Britain’s government provided the an excellent example
11. Adam Smith is associated with ____________________-____________________ economic thought.
12. ____________________ ____________________ is a term used to describe the policies of rulers who strengthened central administration to attempt enlightened reforms.
13. American political ideas were derived largely from ____________________ ____________________ .
14. After the battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, the ___________________ ____________________ ____________________ undertook the governing of the North American colonies.
15. In France, the First Estate represented the ____________________ ; the Second Estate represented the ____________________ ; and the Third Estate represented ____________________ .
16. On 27 August 1789, the National Assembly of France issued the ____________________ __________ __________ ____________________ __________ __________ __________ ____________________ which drew from the political ideas and language of the Enlightenment.
17. In France, the ___________________ of 1791 established a constitutional monarchy where only 50,000 men could vote.
18. In 1790 the National Assembly issued the __________ __________ _____ _____ __________ that transformed the Roman Catholic Church in France into a branch of the state.
19. From September 793 to July 1794, the __________ _____ ___________________ was a period when extensive executions and violent was used to defend the Revolution and suppress internal enemies.
20. In late 1793 and early 1794, ____________________ _____________________ emerged as the chief figure on the Committee of Public Safety and inaugurated the Cult of the Supreme Being.
21. Napoleon’s “____________________ ____________________” aimed at crippling the ability of the British to wage war.
22. Napoleon’s “____________________ ____________________” numbered over 600,000 men and was used to try to stifle Russia’s military threat.
23. The ___________________ _____ ____________________ agreed that no single state should be allowed to dominate Europe.
24. People of European descent who were born in the Spanish colonies were known as ____________________ .
25. ____________________ _____________________ began the revolt that led to Haitian independence in 1804.
26. The first region in South America to assert its independence from Spain was __________ _____ _____ __________ .
27. The liberator of northern South America and promoter of republicanism there was ___________________ ____________________ .
28. In 1820, ____________________ _____________________ feared that a liberal Spanish Monarchy would try to impose liberal reforms on Mexico and therefore they declared Mexico independent.
29. ____________________ is the believe that one is part of a nation, defined as a community with its own language, traditions, culture, customs, and history, and it becomes the primary focus of one’s loyalty and identity.
30. In the 19th century, European ____________________ supported representative government, government dominated by the propertied classes and laissez-faire economics.
31. After the 1830 Revolution in France, ____________________ ____________________ was called the king of the French rather than of France.
32. Limited reform of the British House of Commons and a limited expansion of the electorate that laid the groundwork for further orderly reform within the British constitutional system was brought about by the ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ of 1832.
33. ____________________ is considered the first large-scale European working-class political movement seeking political reforms that would favor the British workers during the 1830s and 1840s.
34. In the year ____________________, a series of spontaneous liberal and nationalistic revolutions, revolts and uprisings broke out across Europe.
35. As a result of the 1848 Revolution in France, ____________________ comes to power and created the Second Empire.
36. From the 1860s onward, Irish nationalists sought ____________________ ____________________ or local control of Ireland.
37. The ____________________ ____________________ bill, introduced by Stephen Douglas, allowed people in new territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery in that territory.
38. The ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Act of 1867 created a Canadian federation.
39. Italian unity was achieve by ____________________ ____________________ of Piedmont in the north and by ____________________ ____________________ of Sicily in the south.
40. Regarding German unification, Otto von Bismarck favored the ____________________ solution to unification.
