Modern World History Chapter 18 Test Review Sheet

Modern World History

Chapter 18 Review Sheet—Mr. Layne

What do I need to know?

• The major characteristics and developments of the Scientific Revolution, including:
• Major scientists, their fields of study, and their discoveries/contributions including:
• Copernicus
• Kepler
• Galileo
• Des Cartes
• Paracelsus
• Harvey
• Boyle
• Vesalius
• Bacon
• Newton

• The major characteristics of the Enlightenment, including
• The connection to the Scientific Revolution
• The individual philosophes and their ideas, including
• John Locke
• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Adam Smith
• The different forms the Enlightenment took (for example, the Enlightenment in Russia, Austria, and Prussia)

• The causes and consequences of the American Revolution and its relationship to the Enlightenment
• The French and Indian War
• British taxation
• Colonial Response
• American strategey and victory during the Revolution
• The success of the United States Government and the Constitution of 1789

• The causes, characteristics, and consequences of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era including
• The influence of the Enlightenment and the Philosophes
• The social dynamics of Paris vs. the countryside of France
• The polices of King Louis XVI and the conflict between the nobility and the monarchy over taxation
• Chronology of events beginning with the calling of the Estates General in May of 1789 through the end of the Directory in 1799
• Reasons for increasing radicalism and changes of government during the French Revolution (including the different forms of government that France went through from the Monarchy to Napoleon)
• The significance of the Jacobins, Robespierre, and the Reign of Terror
• The relationship between Napoleon and the French Revolution
• A comparison of the French Revolution with other Revolutions and an understanding of the “Revolutionary Paradigm”

What is the format of this test?

• 15 multiple choice questions, each worth 3 points (45 points)
• Two essay questions (choose ONE), 55 points