World History Chapter 22

Question 1

Galileo had a particular device that he modified for himself, for his studies. What was it?

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telescope

Question 2

The ideas Francis Bacon developed helped to create the modern

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scientific method

Question 3

How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great similar?

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Both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority

Question 4

Even though they didn't make it at the same time Gabriel F. and Anders C. collectively invented

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the thermometer

Question 5

Which of the following events occurred after the American Revolution

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Constitutional Convention

Question 6

European art of the 1600s and early 1700s was dominated by a grand, ornate style called

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baroque

Question 7

Thomas Hobbes typically viewed humanity as

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selfish and evil people, that need to be restrained

Question 8

In general, the philosophies believed in which of the following?

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progress for society

Question 9

Which caused American colonists to accuse the British "taxation without representation"?

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the Stamp Act

Question 10

What reflects the correct sequence of steps used in the scientific process?

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Observation, question, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion

Question 11

Who is known for the statement "I think, therefore I am"?

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Rene Descartes

Question 12

The Enlightenment is also known as the

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Age of Reason

Question 13

Voltaire was a philosophe that fought for freedom of speech and belief for all, through

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satire

Question 14

The philosopher John Locke favored the idea of

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self-government

Question 15

Copernicus' work was completed by himself, and never required fully validation from others.

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False

Question 16

The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 17

Before Copernicus introduced the concept of the Heliocentric theory, Aristotle came up with the

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Geocentric Theory

Question 18

The Declaration of Independence was written by

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

Who was perhaps the most radical of the royal reformers?

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Joseph II

Question 20

Salons helped to spread

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Enlightenment ideas

Questions 20