What were enlightened despots?

Monarchs who embraced enlightened ideas

What is the first step of the scientific method?

Define the problem or the question

Which was NOT a factor to the American colonists winning the Revolutionary War?

British citizens wanted to pay more taxes for a longer war

What is the geocentric theory?

The earth is in the middle and the other planets revolve around it

Which was NOT a problem of the Articles of Confederation?

The people had no natural rights at all

Before the 1500's, who and what were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge?

The church and ancient scholars

Why were enlightened despots considered less than true reformers?

They weren't willing to give up power

Why is the Bill of Rights an important part of the Constitution?

It protects people's individual rights

What is the heliocentric theory?

The sun is in the middle and the other planets revolve around it.

Meetings for great thinkers to discuss ideas about society

Why might some women have been critical of the Enlightenment?

Because the freedom would not apply to them

Why might institutions of authority tend to reject new ideas?

Because they don't want change and fear that they might lose power

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What were enlightened despots?
Monarchs who were against enlightened ideas
Composers known for elegant and classical music
Thinkers with new ideas about natural rights and government
Monarchs who embraced enlightened ideas
2
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Make an observation
Make a hypothesis and test it
Define the problem or the question
Brainstorm
3
What was NOT the legacy of the Enlightenment?
Rights to own property
The belief in progress
A more secular outlook
The importance of the individual
4
Who did Thomas Jefferson take ideas from when writing the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
5
Which was NOT a factor to the American colonists winning the Revolutionary War?
They had a much stronger motivation
British generals made many mistakes
British citizens wanted to pay more taxes for a longer war
France sent soldiers to help the colonists
6
What is the geocentric theory?
The plants are in the middle and the sun revolves around them
The sun is in the middle and the other planets revolve around it
The earth is in the middle and the other planets revolve around it
The earth is in the middle and the sun revolves around it
7
Which was NOT a problem of the Articles of Confederation?
The people had no natural rights at all
To pass laws, nine out of thirteen states had to approve
Congress couldn't collect taxes
There was only one body of government, Congress
8
What are the natural rights with which people are born according to Locke?
Liberty, freedom, and property
Life, freedom, and property
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Life, liberty, and property
9
Before the 1500's, who and what were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge?
The people
The church and ancient scholars
The ruler
The king
10
Why were enlightened despots considered less than true reformers?
They weren't willing to give up power
They were considered more than true reformers
They didn't want others to support their new ideas
They didn't believe in new ideas
11
Why is the Bill of Rights an important part of the Constitution?
It protects people's individual rights
It gives the national government more rights
It isn't important at all
It gives the states more rights
12
Which enlightenment thinker is responsible for the idea of the separation of powers in government?
John Locke
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Voltaire
13
What is the heliocentric theory?
The sun is in the middle and the other planets revolve around it.
The earth is in the middle and the sun revolves around it
The planets are in the middle and the sun revolves around them
The earth is in the middle and the other planets revolve around it
14
What were salons?
Where the Constitution was written
Meetings for great thinkers to discuss ideas about society
Meetings to discuss new laws
Meetings for kings, queens, and monarchs
15
Why might some women have been critical of the Enlightenment?
They didn't find the freedoms helpful
Because the freedoms would apply to them
Because the freedom would not apply to them
They didn't like the rules
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Why might institutions of authority tend to reject new ideas?
They don't like new rules
Because they don't want change and fear that they might lose power
They don't like new people in power
They want less power

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