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Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
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Scientific Revolution scientists and Enlightenment thinkers, new ideas and the spread of information
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Why is it important that the scientific method be step-by-step
to make sure the process is repeatable
to make the process more difficult
to make sure we have a solid hypothesis
to make the process easier
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What is heliocentric theory?
The model of the universe set forth by Ptolemy
The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe
The belief that the sun is the center of the universe
The belief that the Church was right about the universe
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What idea was central to Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?
social contract
censorship
religious freedom
natural rights
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Thinkers of the Enlightenment sought to use natural law to...?
create lasting works of art
solve social problems
find cures for major diseases
explain the workings of the solar system
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What was Montesquieu's contribution to government
strong monarchs
freedom of the press
separation of powers and checks and balances
equal distribution of property
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What is censorship?
telling people what they can and can’t wear
telling the church how they should administer services
restricting access to ideas and information
telling monarchs how they should act
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Which type of government would Hobbes most favor
Representative Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Theocracy
Absolute Monarchy
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Discoveries from astronomers like Kepler and Galileo helped solidify which idea?
Church views
the views of classical philosophers
heliocentric theory
geocentric theory
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How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?
It revived scientific thinking of ancient Greece and Rome
It encouraged reason and observation to solve problems
It undermined the authority of the Church
It proved the existence of natural rights
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What characteristics are true of scientists during the Scientific Revolution?
they believed that the classic thinkers were right
they were very religious
they believe truth came from observation and experimentation
they thought that the truth should be fairly obvious
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Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes both believed...
ancient philosophers were correct about the universe
scientific inquiry should be based on church authority
people should determine truth for themselves
rational thought, observation, and experimentation
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Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
Observe
Manipulate data
Hypothesis
Experiment
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which of the following are contributions of Isaac Newton
the telescope
the microscope
modern chemistry
laws of motion, gravity, calculus
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What were John Locke's feelings towards an ineffective government?
A monarch could do as they pleased
People should serve the government
If it was ineffective it should be overthrown
People had no rights, they were subjects
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How did the discoveries of Copernicus and others affect the way people viewed the universe?
It proved that classical astronomers were correct
It proved that traditional church views were correct
His observations proved that the universe was geocentric
His observations proved that the universe was heliocentric
