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