Which was an accomplishment of Galileo Galilei?

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writing the Principia Mathematica

producing a precise astronomical calendar

creating a powerful telescope

discovering elliptical orbits

Which best describes the work of Nicolaus Copernicus?
experimenting on human bodies

inventing analytic geometry

developing a heliocentric theory

studying prisms and the nature of light

Which was a belief of Voltaire?

The best form of government is a republic.

Life is short, nasty, and "brutish."

God does not take part in human lives.

Huguenots should give up their protests and become Catholic.


Which best describes a major impact of the U.S. Constitution?
It established the world's first republican government.

It promised freedom and equality to all people in the new United States.

It established a government based on a document reflecting the will of the people.

It proclaimed the United States as a country independent from Great Britain.



8. Which was a cause of the French Revolution?
dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte

France's financial crisis

Magna Carta

Stamp Act

Which is a reason democracy failed following most Latin American revolutions?
(Points : 3)
The people did not speak the same language.

Leaders had very little experience with representative government.

Spain and Portugal regained control over most of their lost territory.

Latin America had no valuable natural resources.



15. During the early 1800s, people in Germany and elsewhere rose up against Napoleon and unified to defend their countries. Which best explains this?
a desire to rule France

fear of losing their homes and businesses

a new spirit of nationalism

hatred for everything French



16. Which describes the primary goal of Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy movement?
creating a united Italian nation

ending Catholic dominance of Italy

defeating Napoleon's army

restoring the monarchy



17. Which did Otto von Bismarck use to promote German unification? (Points : 3)
democracy
absolute monarchy
militarism
alliance with Austria

Which was Napoleon's greatest achievement as leader of France?
Continental System

Battle of Waterloo

Napoleonic Code

sale of Louisiana
 
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