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Edmentum End of Semester Test - World History
Semester A
1. English Bill of Rights
ANS Document that supported a limited monarchy, a system in which they shared their power
with Parliament and the people.
2. Commonwealth
ANS Replaced the monarchy by placing power in parliament and the people of Britain.
3. Constitutional Monarchy
ANS A system of governing in which the ruler's power is limited by law.
4. Bill of Rights (1689)
ANS A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of
British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
5. rational thinking
ANS thinking that relies on careful reasoning and objective analysis
6. Age of Enlightenment/Age of Reason
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ANS This was a time period of new ideas, theories, philosophies and discoveries in politics, art,
music, math, science, explo- ration, literature, etc.
Reason and logic became the center of understanding, rather than the church and religion
Inspired people to think for themselves and deny authority
7. Voltaire
ANS French philosopher and author; he was a supporter of Deism, the idea that God was no
longer involved with the universe after creating it. He also advocated a tolerant approach to
religion.
8. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ANS A French man who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on
their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good, and be a democracy
9. Thomas Hobbes
ANS English materialist and political philosopher who believed in the Monarchy as the only
kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings
10. William Blackstone
ANS Defined God given rights and laws of the world versus those established by the
government.
11. Enlightenment ideas
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