Chapter 6 - Enlightenment

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

an Italian scientist who published a book in 1610 called Starry Messenger, supporting the heliocentric theory

How did the taxation problem in America differ before and after independence?

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

a major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500's, in which the study of the natural world

What was the law of universal gravitation?

the earth-centered view of the universe in which scholars believed that the earth was an immovable object

The philosophies influenced Catherine the Great’s

French political philosopher who studied political liberty, and published ideas in On the Spirit of the Laws.

Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?

the idea that the earth and the other planets of our solar system revolve around the Sun

How did the Baroque style and the neoclassical style differ?

The Bill of Rights was influenced by

English activist who advocated women's right to an education and encouraged women to become involved in medicine

What did American colonists protest as “taxation without representation”?

An intellectual movement of the 1700's, which stressed reason and thought and the power to individuals to solve problems

a grand, ornate style that characterized European painting, music, and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s.

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

Frederick II and Voltaire supported which of the following?

French political philosopher who argued that power of the government came from consent of the people

Isaac Newton explained the

The idea of a direct democracy is explained in

What was Montesquieu’s influence on the U.S. Constitution?

Which of the following events occurred after the American Revolution?

Which of the following might reflect the neoclassical style?

Francis Bacon helped to develop

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English political philosopher who criticized absolute monarchy in favor of self-government.

How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?

an English scientist who wrote a book in 1687 called The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

What did Galileo and Voltaire both do?

French political philosopher who targeted the clergy, aristocracy, and government in more than 70 publications

one of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment.

relating to a simple, elegant style (based on ideas and themes from ancient Greece and Rome)

European monarchs who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects.

Document declaring American independence from British rule on Enlightenment principles.

Which of the following men contradicted the ideas in the U.S. Constitution?

Which of the following is true of the neoclassical style of art?

measures designed to prevent any one branch of government from dominating the others.

The Declaration of Independence was written by

a logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world, in which experimentation and observation are used

a social gathering of intellectuals and artists, like those held in the homes of wealthy women in Paris

Added to the Constitution, guaranteeing rights of the people including freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly.

the agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights, thus creating an organized government.

Queen of Russia who set goals of revolutionizing Russia based on Enlightenment principles.

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

How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great similar?

American political leader who authored the Declaration of Independence with ideas heavily based on Enlightenment thinker

Which of the following did the censors of the Catholic Church ban?

system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of individual states.