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Age of Reason
Copernicus rejected:
Popular sovereignty:
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Scientific Revolution and Age of Reason
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Popular sovereignty:
is the theory in which a punishment should fit the crime
is the principle which Jean Jacques Rousseau discusses
is a theory in which the ruler derives power from the people
is the theory that the ruler should rule harshly
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Copernicus rejected:
Ptolemy's theory
Galileo's theory
Descarte's theory
3
Johannes Kepler contributed to scientific thinking by:
laws of planetary motion in which the orbit was elliptical
development of the scientific method of experimentation
proving the geocentric theory
4
This English scientist used math (calculus) to develop laws of gravitation:
Galileo
Newton
Locke
Descartes
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Which statements are strongly argued as factors contributing to the Age of Reason?
the increase in industrialization
the decrease in individualism
the Printing Press and reformation
a return to classical studies, a scientific revolution
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Which of the following is contrary to the nature of enlightenment thinkers?
increase in absolutism
human rights and limited government
focus on the abilities of humans
religious toleration
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According to Locke, natural rights include (select the false answers)
science
liberty
property
life
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Philosophes were most frequently based here, the country from which this term derives:
Spain
France
Holy Roman Empire
England
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Voltaire is best known for:
social contract theory in which rulers derive power from ppl
believing that satire is dangerous to democracy
the promotion of absolute rule
the right to free speech and criticism of religious rule
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The French thinker who used equations or laws of physics & the scientific method of reasoning:
Hobbes
Wollstonecraft
Descartes
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Which statement would be false regarding Montesquieu's theory of checks and balances?
The executive should have unlimited power
the leg. branch can override & remove an exec w/ enough ppl
The judicial branch judges laws made by the legislative
The executive can deny laws from being carried out
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Thomas Hobbes believed:
absolute rulers were necessary to maintain order
a social contract exists between the government & the people
people were inherently brutish and corrupt
government only exists to protect natural rights
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Baron de Montesquieu:
a social contract exists between government and the governed
people are inherently bad & absolute rule needed
commented on the theory of checks and balances
wrote about the British three branch system
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Jean Jacques Rousseau:
wrote the Social Contract
believed that the orbit of the solar system was elliptical
used mathematical equations to determine motion
Believed the people should be the source of the government
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The period of Enlightenment is best placed in which of the following time frames?
1600-1700s CE
900-1400 CE
1400-1500 CE
1800-1900 CE
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Placed on house arrest and had to refute his work:
Bacon
Newton
Locke
Galileo
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Cesare Beccaria would agree with all of the following except:
capital punishment is unjust
clever law to deter crime
speedy trials are necessary to good justice
harsh punishment is the best way to deter crime
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In the context of the Age of Reason, Salons were:
Living rooms of French homes where philosophy was discussed
The central location of a battle site
Places of beauty and hygiene
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Copernicus is best known for:
the development of the social contract
the finding of the heliocentric theory
the promotion of the geocentric theory
the laws of motion
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Wrote about the importance of equal education for women:
Wollstonecraft
Hobbes
Beccaria
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John Locke:
gov't exists to protect natural rights
government should regulate religion strictly
a social contract exists between the government & the people
