World unit 1 review

Which scale placed the temperature that freezes water at 0 degrees?

Decisions are made through citizen votes

Which movement promoted a belief in progress, a more secular outlook, and faith in reasoning?

Enlightenment thinker who believed people are good; right to life, liberty, and property

Enlightenment ideas like social contract, rights to life, liberty, and property, and separation of powers influenced:

The willingness of people to hand over their rights to a ruler in exchange fo law and order

Enlightenment thinker who wanted separation of powers in government

All people are treated equally under the law and no one receives special treatment

Which two movements were closely related in their ideas?

Reflected customs and principles established over time but not written down in a legal document since the Magna Carta

Which document limited the power of the monarch & guaranteed rights for the people?

Built his own telescope and used it to observe Jupiter, the sun, and the moon

Ruled by a few elite people

Enlightenment thinker who wanted tolerance, freedom of religion and speech

Which Ancient Greek physician's work about anatomy was relied on by doctors until the 1550s?

No private property or social classes

Justinian's legal code: "A government of laws, not of men". What does this mean?

Which religious systems stress the worth of the individual as one of God's creations?

Which tool is used to study atmospheric pressure and predict the weather?

A king or queen inherits power

Believed people were inherently good, and legitimate governments come from the consent of the people

Individual holds total power; no opposition allowed

Is the responsibility of every person to oppose injustice and oppression and the community's job to help the unfortunate

Judeo-Christian religions contributed which of the following beliefs?

Scientific Revolution and Philosophers: the world is governed by natural laws & can be discovered by

Who criticized Aristotle and Medieval scholars and encouraged scientists to experiment?

Described the universe as a giant clock working together in a perfect, mathematical way

Which advancement did NOT occur during the Scientific Revolution?

Which religion emphasize a brotherhood of all people?

How was democracy limited in Athens?

Which form of government did England establish in the Glorious Revolution?

A European intellectual movement that emphasized the responsibility of the government to protect people's natural rights

Government's main job is to provide for the people

Government leader is also religious leader

European monarchs in the 17th century claimed their authority came from God

King who was forced to sign the Magna Carta

Which of the following did Rome NOT contribute?

Believed people were inherently selfish and evil and needed an authoritarian leader

What is Athens most famous for today?

Enlightenment thinker who believed people are selfish and needed government to control them

Created the modern heliocentric theory

Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am)

Created the first smallpox inoculation (in Europe)

No government; no law and order

Greek philosophers believed the universe could be understood through

Created the modern scientific method

Enlightenment thinker who believed governments must have the consent of the people