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Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
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Term that refers to a place for the elite that helped spread Enlightenment ideas to educated Europeans.
philosophes
neoclassicals
sans culottes
salons
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Andreas Vesalius
created the idea of gravity
believed people were naturally bad and power hungry
wanted to break the governments into three separate branches
helped us understand the human body by doing experiments and dissections
3
The Heliocentric Theory stated that...
the earth, not the sun was the center of the solar system.
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
objects of different masses fall at the same velocity.
the sun, not the earth was the center of the solar system.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote the Social Contract, advocating each of the following EXCEPT:
consent of people to form a government
individual rights over the common good
the peoples' right to overthrow a government
the government as a social contract
5
The writings of the Enlightenment philosophes in Europe encouraged political revolutions
because of their beliefs in the divine right of monarchies.
because of their beliefs in imperialism.
because of their beliefs in the natural rights of man.
because of their beliefs in socialist economics.
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Which Enlightenment thinker had the most influence on the "Declaration of Independence?"
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Thomas Paine
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How were coffeehouses like salons in spreading ideas of the Enlightenment?
People enjoyed drinking only coffee at both.
Each took place at the homes of the intellectual elite.
Both brought people together to exchange news and ideas.
Wealthy people benefited from both.
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Who discovered that planets have elliptical orbits?
Not true, we have circular orbits!
Nicolas Copernicus
Galileo
Johannes Kepler
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Rene Descartes once said...
I think, therefore I am.
...and yet it does move.
all of these.
I have seen farther by standing on the shoulders of giants.
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For Rene Descartes, existing things were related to either...
mind or body
man or woman
democrat or republican
good or evil
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The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as?
the expanding universe
the geocentric theory
the heliocentric concept
God's plan
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Starry Messenger was...
A comet discovered by Galileo.
Galileo's book on his first extraterrestrial discoveries.
A book about manners and how to be civil.
The first telescope used to look at space.
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What are the three branches of Government?
Executive, Legislation, and Judicial
Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary
Presidential, Legislative, and Judical
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
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His experiments led to the inventions of the syringe and hydraulic press
Boyle
Bacon
Harvey
Pascal
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What did Rene Descartes emphasize?
the church was teaching incorrectly.
believed that fish could fly.
that planets orbit around the sun
clear thinking and reason to establish the truth.
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Criticized medieval scholars; considered the father of the scientific method.
Francis Bacon
Jesus
Georges Danton
Robert Boyle
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Lived final years under house arrest because his theories went against church authorities.
Galilei Galileo
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Rene Descartes
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Which philosophe wrote about freedom of religion?
Locke
Beccaria
Voltaire
Wollstonecraft
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Mathematician and physicist; father of modern mechanics; universal law of gravitation.
Isaac Newton
James Madison
John Locke
Robert Frost
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The enlightenment was also known as...
The renewal of thought.
The scientific ascension.
The age of reason.
The period of intense knowledge.
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Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? (what did she do)?
irish feminist, intellectual, and writer
professional juggler
assistant
lawyer
22
During the Enlightenment, philosophes believed that
people gave up their natural rights to rulers.
government should be based on religion.
science and reason could improve society and government.
the Greeks and Romans had the best forms of government.
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Wrote the Spirit of the Laws
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Locke
Voltaire
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Father of modern chemistry; known for the law that explains characteristics of gases.
Galileo
Robert Boyle
Copernicus
Francis Bacon
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The "Encyclopedia" was first published by which French philosophe?
Denis Diderot
Baron de Montesquieu
Jocke Locke
Donaldé Trumpé
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Who was Diderot?
A philosopher, author of Encyclopedia
A famous hobbit
The author of "Moby Dick"
He was the author of Persian love letters
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Rationalism is the belief that
matter matters
the human mind is divine
the human mind is perfect
reason is the chief source of knowledge
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Wrote the "Wealth of Nations"; father of modern capitalistic economics; laissez-faire.
Montesquieu
Adam Levine
Thomas Hobbes
Adam Smith
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Where did the Scientific Revolution begin?
Western Europe
Poland
Chinese Empire
Russian Empire
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God is compared to a...
clockmeter
clockticker
clockmaker
clockmaster
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What changes occurred in religion due to the Scientific Revolution?
The idea that individuals had rights and liberties.
The power of the Catholic Church was reinstated.
Catholic teachings were questioned by new scientific ideas.
The authority of monarchs in Western Europe was reduced.
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NAME THAT PHILOSOPHE:
Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
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Believed in a strong government in which people give up rights in exchange for law and order.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
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What famous scientist discovered the nature of the elements and the father of modern chemistry?
Adam Smith
William Blackstone
Francis Bacon
Robert Boyle
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What does the phrase 'Tabula Rasa' mean?
Kuzco
Kuzco's Poison
Blank State (mind as blank slate)
The poison for Kuzco
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William Harvey discovered...
the periodic table
the heart pumps blood around the body
that lungs oxygenate the blood
unfortunate truths about his childhood
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Adam Smith advocated ________.
a large role for government in the economy
ending England’s mercantile system
that government take no part in the economy
the elimination of England’s navy and army
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NAME THAT PHILOSOPHE:
Isaac Newton
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Montesquieu
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The French
philosophes
were
monarchs who refused to give up total control
scholars and thinkers who considered ways to achieve a better society
noble men and women of the French court
the U.S Senate
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People attending coffeehouses discussed...
All Answers
Latest Scientific Developments
Business News
Political Gossip
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Supported consent of the governed and natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
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Montesq...
EUIU:
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Despite prison and exile, he continued fighting for freedom of religion.
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Voltaire
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NAME THAT PHILOSOPHE:
Benjamin Franklin
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Jefferson
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Heliocentric theory; feared persecution, didn't publish findings until 1543-the year he died.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Pope Urban II
Galilei Galileo
Johannes Kepler
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Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau supported Deism. What is Deism?
People who worship the god Dei, giver of bananas
People who believe in peace and equality.
The belief in a god that does NOT intervene in people's lives
The belief in a god that decides who acts good and bad.
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"To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." Who am I?
Galileo
Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
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According to Galileo, which demonstrates a new approach to the Scientific Revolution?
Needing for laboratories to test theories.
Using direct observation instead of relying on old beliefs.
Believing in witchcraft, astrology, and magic.
Translating classical manuscripts.
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Disagreed with other philosphers; believed society corrupts people, and people were governed by the "
general will
"
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Mary Wollstonecraft
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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Which invention helped spread the ideas of the Scientific Revolution?
Printing Press
Calculus
Telescope
Writing
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Pascal's Law states that ...
pressure applied to a fluid makes it solid
pressure applied to fluid makes the fluid unstable
a force applied to a fluid changes the fluid temperature
a force applied to a fluid is distributed evenly throughout
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How did Montesquieu's ideas influence the founders of the United States?
Committed to the idea of women's suffrage.
Chose to add a Bill of Rights to the US Constitution.
Originally wanted to create a constitutional monarchy.
Created a system of separation of powers.
