World History Benchmark # 1 Review Sheet
Foundations of Democracy and
Compare and Contrast Glorious, American, and French Revolutions
Write at least a sentence (or more!) about each of the people, terms, places, or ideas below:
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Divine Right to Rule
What does Judeo Christian mean?
Adam Smith
John Locke
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Tennis Court Oath
Maximilien Robespierre
Chapter 1 Section 2:
How did the Greeks Contribute to modern democracy? Who were the most influential
philosophers and what did they each believe about Gov’t? What were the Olympics? What
were Gymnasiums?
Chapter 1 Section 3:
How did the Romans contribute to modern democracy? What is the significance of the Twelve
Tables? What type of government(s) did Rome have?
Chapter 1 Section 1:
How did Judaism contribute to modern democracy?
Chapter 1 Section 3:
How did Christianity contribute to modern democracy?
Chapter 1 Section 4:
What is the significance of the Magna Carta? Give Details:
Chapter 1 Section 4:
Explain briefly what happened during the Reformation? When was it? What was it? Who were
the leaders and what did they do?
Chapter 1 Section 4:
Explain briefly what happened during the Renaissance? When was it? Who were the
leaders/main contributors? What did they do?
Chapter 2 Section 2:
What were the main events in the Enlightenment? Who were the main thinkers? What did they
believe? (the more people you study, the better you will do on the exam). What was a “Social
Contract”?
Chapter 2 Section 1:
What was the English Civil War? What was the Glorious Revolution? Who was involved?
Chapter 2 Section 3
What were the main events in the American Revolution? Who fought? Who helped fight?
What was the outcome?
Chapter 3 sections 1-3:
What were the main events in the French Revolution? Who was Napoleon. What was he trying
to accomplish? How was he put in power? How did it end? What was the Continental system?
How was Russia involved?