History of Europe Questions
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What philosopher believed government is a contract between rulers and the people? What did he write?
What form of government followed the French Revolution?
What philosopher believed religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism and believed in separation of church and state?What did he write?
What philosopher belleved the best form of govemment includes separation of powers? What did he write?
Who was the king during the English Civil War and what happened to him?
The Enlightenment fueled revolutions in what parts of the world?
What is the theory that a ruler's power comes directly from God and is only accountable to God?
Who used the telescope to support the heliocentric theory?
Three foundations of English freedoms were the jury trial, common law, and the Magna _____.
What document signed by William and Mary decreased royal power, increased Parliament power, and gave more rights to Englishmen?
What American incorporated Enlightenment beliefs into the Declaration of Independence?
The period when Charles II came to the throne was called what?
Democracy rests on a principle that power comes from where?
What movement applied reason to the human (law & gov't) & natural world and promoted religious tolerance?
Political parties developed during this time, what were they called?
What French palace became a symbol of royal power, and which French king built it?
Which theory states the earth revolves around the sun and who introduced it?
Who discovered elliptical planetary movement?
What agreement ended the religious warfare in Germany in 1555?
Why did King Henry VIII break with Rome and establish the Church of England?