According to the Ptolemaic system,

Earth is at the center of the Universe

Montesquieu’s most lasting contribution to political thought was his

analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances.

In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s concept of a social contract,

an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will.

Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should

use inductive reasoning to solve problems.

Isaac Newton’s universal law of gravitation

showed how one law could explain all motion in the universe.

Adam Smith believed in laissez-faire, by which he meant that

the state should not regulate the economy.

Why did the colonists have a problem being taxed by the British government?

they were being taxed without representation in Parliment.

Galileo’s observations seemed to indicate

the heavenly bodies were composed of material substance.

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Ch. 17 Review: Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

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1
According to the Ptolemaic system,
Earth is at the center of the Universe
the sun is at the center of the Universe
the moon is the center of the universe
the Sun, Earth, and Moon all revolve around Saturn
2
Montesquieu’s most lasting contribution to political thought was his
study of the natural laws that governed human society.
theory that the government should interfere with religion.
analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances.
plays and dramas that exposed government corruption
3
The picture best illustrates
Trial of Galileo
Social Contract
The Scientific Method
Constitutional Convention
4
In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s concept of a social contract,
an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will.
rulers had a divine right to lead, given to them by God
the government should not interfere in economic matters.
women should be granted rights nearly equal to those of men.
5
Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should
leave nature alone.
pray to God for answers to scientific problems
use chance to study nature.
use inductive reasoning to solve problems.
6
____ was the first to argue that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe.
Johannes Kepler
Ptolemy
Isaac Newton
Nicholas Copernicus
7
The picture best illustrates
Voltaire
John Locke
Marquis de Lafayette
Francis Bacon
8
Thomas Paine published a pamphlet ________ which argued for the colonists to seek independence.
Common Sense
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The Communist Manifesto
9
John Locke’s ideas suggest that people were
born either good or evil.
molded by their experiences.
bornn with special powers
naturally inclined to be stupid.
10
The picture best illustrates
tabula rasa
checks and balances
laizze-faire
scientific method
11
Isaac Newton’s universal law of gravitation
showed how one law could explain all motion in the universe.
disproved Galileo Galilei’s theory of universal movement.
proved that gravity was an invention of the Church
was denounced by the Church as the work of the Devil.
12
Adam Smith believed in laissez-faire, by which he meant that
the state should not regulate the economy.
those who can work should help to support those who can't.
the government should set prices for all goods.
the state should monitor the economy to keep it healthy.
13
Who has been rightly called the father of modern rationalism?
Francis Bacon
René Descartes
Chaucer
Steven Jobs
14
Why did the colonists have a problem being taxed by the British government?
They believed the money would be used to start another war.
They did not like having a German King
The taxes were against their form of Christianity.
they were being taxed without representation in Parliment.
15
The picture best illustrates
laizzez-faire
mandate of heaven
tabula rasa
checks and balances
16
Galileo’s observations seemed to indicate
that the moon was actually made of cheese
Plato was correct about the way the planets were arranged.
the heavenly bodies were composed of material substance.
Copernicus was wrong in his beliefs about the moon goddess.
17
To Voltaire and many other philosophes, the universe was
a divine creation.
unknowable at all.
like a living animal
like a clock
18
Who wrote On The Fabric of the Human Body, which presented an accurate view of human anatomy.
Shakespeare
Robert Boyle
Andreas Vesalius
Voltaire
19
The ____ War caused the British Government to run up a massive debt.
French and Indian War
Civil War
World War II
War of The Roses
20
The picture best illustrates
Ptolemaic System
Newtonian System
Kepler System
Copernican System

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