TTUISD 1B FINAL EXAM REVIEW – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
a person of mixed Native American and European descent - ANS ✔✔mestizo
the sun is the center of the universe - ANS ✔✔heliocentric
the idea that the government should keep out of the economy - ANS ✔✔laissez-faire
the concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will - ANS ✔✔social contract
the geocentric model of the universe that dominated the Middle Ages - ANS ✔✔Ptolemaic system
the doctrine that scientists should proceed from the particular to the general - ANS ✔✔inductive
reasoning
the earth is the center of the universe - ANS ✔✔geocentric
government system where rulers tried to rule using Enlightenment principles while maintaining their
power - ANS ✔✔enlightened absolutism
a system of thought based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge - ANS
✔✔rationalism
a person of mixed African and European descent - ANS ✔✔mulatto
a sudden overthrow of the government - ANS ✔✔coup d'etat
government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799 - ANS ✔✔consulate
a dissenting group - ANS ✔✔faction
one of the three classes of French society - ANS ✔✔estate
the middle class, includes merchants, industrialists, and professionals - ANS ✔✔bourgeoisie
period of time following the French revolution where courts were set up to prosecute internal enemies -
ANS ✔✔Reign of Terror
the unique cultural identity of a people - ANS ✔✔nationalism
an individual qualified to vote in an election - ANS ✔✔elector
the code developed by Napoleon that preserved most of the gains of the French revolution - ANS
✔✔Civil Code
, members of the Paris Commune who considered themselves ordinary patricians - ANS ✔✔sans-culottes
Galileo's observations seemed to indicate that - ANS ✔✔the heavenly bodies were composed of
material substance just like Earth, not pure orbs of light
__________ was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state - ANS
✔✔France
In its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention - ANS
✔✔pursued a policy of dechristianization, going so far as to adopt a new calendar
The American nation's first constitution was called the - ANS ✔✔Articles of Confederation
The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was - ANS ✔✔the Civil Codes
The __________ is the key to Isaac Newton's three laws of motion. - ANS ✔✔universal law of gravitation
------- was one of the most famous female scientists of the 17th century and wrote Observations Upon
Experimental Psychology. - ANS ✔✔Margaret Cavendish
The principle "I think, therefore I am" was developed by - ANS ✔✔Rene Descartes
The ------ was taken by deputies of the Third Estate to continue meeting until they produced a
constitution for France. - ANS ✔✔Tennis court oath
The Committee of Public Safety led by ----- was responsible for the Reign of Terror in France. - ANS
✔✔Maximilian Robespierre
a political philosophy holding that people should be as free as possible from government restraint - ANS
✔✔liberalism
money available for investment - ANS ✔✔capital
an intellectual movement that stressed feelings, emotion, and imagination as sources of knowing - ANS
✔✔romanticism
a movement that rejected romanticism and sought to portray life as it really was - ANS ✔✔realism
a person interested in finding new business opportunities - ANS ✔✔entrepreneur
the act of setting free - ANS ✔✔emancipation
reliance on military strength - ANS ✔✔militarism
the right of all males to vote in elections - ANS ✔✔universal male suffrage
indifference to or rejection of religion or religious consideration - ANS ✔✔secularization
SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
a person of mixed Native American and European descent - ANS ✔✔mestizo
the sun is the center of the universe - ANS ✔✔heliocentric
the idea that the government should keep out of the economy - ANS ✔✔laissez-faire
the concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will - ANS ✔✔social contract
the geocentric model of the universe that dominated the Middle Ages - ANS ✔✔Ptolemaic system
the doctrine that scientists should proceed from the particular to the general - ANS ✔✔inductive
reasoning
the earth is the center of the universe - ANS ✔✔geocentric
government system where rulers tried to rule using Enlightenment principles while maintaining their
power - ANS ✔✔enlightened absolutism
a system of thought based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge - ANS
✔✔rationalism
a person of mixed African and European descent - ANS ✔✔mulatto
a sudden overthrow of the government - ANS ✔✔coup d'etat
government established in France after the overthrow of the Directory in 1799 - ANS ✔✔consulate
a dissenting group - ANS ✔✔faction
one of the three classes of French society - ANS ✔✔estate
the middle class, includes merchants, industrialists, and professionals - ANS ✔✔bourgeoisie
period of time following the French revolution where courts were set up to prosecute internal enemies -
ANS ✔✔Reign of Terror
the unique cultural identity of a people - ANS ✔✔nationalism
an individual qualified to vote in an election - ANS ✔✔elector
the code developed by Napoleon that preserved most of the gains of the French revolution - ANS
✔✔Civil Code
, members of the Paris Commune who considered themselves ordinary patricians - ANS ✔✔sans-culottes
Galileo's observations seemed to indicate that - ANS ✔✔the heavenly bodies were composed of
material substance just like Earth, not pure orbs of light
__________ was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state - ANS
✔✔France
In its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention - ANS
✔✔pursued a policy of dechristianization, going so far as to adopt a new calendar
The American nation's first constitution was called the - ANS ✔✔Articles of Confederation
The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was - ANS ✔✔the Civil Codes
The __________ is the key to Isaac Newton's three laws of motion. - ANS ✔✔universal law of gravitation
------- was one of the most famous female scientists of the 17th century and wrote Observations Upon
Experimental Psychology. - ANS ✔✔Margaret Cavendish
The principle "I think, therefore I am" was developed by - ANS ✔✔Rene Descartes
The ------ was taken by deputies of the Third Estate to continue meeting until they produced a
constitution for France. - ANS ✔✔Tennis court oath
The Committee of Public Safety led by ----- was responsible for the Reign of Terror in France. - ANS
✔✔Maximilian Robespierre
a political philosophy holding that people should be as free as possible from government restraint - ANS
✔✔liberalism
money available for investment - ANS ✔✔capital
an intellectual movement that stressed feelings, emotion, and imagination as sources of knowing - ANS
✔✔romanticism
a movement that rejected romanticism and sought to portray life as it really was - ANS ✔✔realism
a person interested in finding new business opportunities - ANS ✔✔entrepreneur
the act of setting free - ANS ✔✔emancipation
reliance on military strength - ANS ✔✔militarism
the right of all males to vote in elections - ANS ✔✔universal male suffrage
indifference to or rejection of religion or religious consideration - ANS ✔✔secularization
