Ch. 3 Study Guide—3.1, 3.2 & 3.4
- What were the results of the Peace of Westphalia?What all did it accomplish?
- Who was Catherine the Great and what did she accomplish?
- Why did Catherine interact with Prussia & Austria in the 1770s?
- What was Peter the Great’s impact on the Russian military?
- What did Adam Smith, an Enlightenment thinker, study and write about?
- Frederick the Great was noted for what accomplishments?
- What was the Divine Right of Kings and why did this idea increase authority of Kings?
- Which Philosopher argued for a strong central government and why?
- How were the French Protestants, Huguenots, treated by the Catholic majority?
- What was the Act of Supremacy (see beginning of 3.3) and what impact did it have on religion in England? ( this is also a review from Reformation unit)
- If natural rights are granted by God, what is the role of government according to most Enlightened thinkers?
- What did Rousseau believe about the role of government?