Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

Rene Descartes developed the "thinking" form of the scientific method

The 8th amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment?

Heliocentrism is the theory that the earth is at the center of the universe.

Which Englishman gave us the idea of a social contract?

The Scientific Method uses logic and reason to answer questions.

Which of the following is not one of Locke's natural rights?

The Enlightenment is also known as The Age of Reason

Rousseau focused on the ideas of direct democracy and no titles of nobility.

Which scientist developed the laws of planetary motion?

The 4th amendment protects your right not to incriminate yourself.

The 5th amendment protects your right to a trial with a jury of your peers.

Which amendment requires probable cause for a warrant?

Where was the Enlightenment centered?

Montesquieu said "I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it".

This man introduced the universal law of gravitation.

Rousseau contributed to the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances.

Which amendment protects you against illegal search and seizure?

Frederick II of Prussia was an enlightened despot.

What is a hypothesis?

The scientist that invented the microscope was also a lawyer.

The Scientific Revolution changed how people viewed the world around them.

The word philosophes is what language for philosophers?

Which of the following is NOT one of the core beliefs of the philosophes?

Geocentrism is the theory that the earth is at the center of the universe.

Isaac Newton described that an object in motion would stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

Anders Celsius's thermometer showed water freezing a 0 degrees.

Empiricism uses experimentation to observe outcomes.

Isaac Newton introduced the laws of motion (inertia, force, friction)

Who developed the heliocentric theory?

This man was responsible for the "doing" scientific method.

This man said, "I think, therefore I am".

Which philosophe focused on abolishing torture and the death penalty?

This scientest invented a mercury thermometer that shows water freezing at 32 degrees.

An Enlightened despot is still a powerful ruler, just one willing to learn new things.

Which amendment protects your right to confront your accuser?

The Renaissance refers to a period of the rediscovery of Asian and Greek learning.