Chapter 6 Scientific Rev/Enlightenment/American Rev.

Question 1

The idea that the Sun is the center of the universe is known as:

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric Theory

Question 2

This man discovered that the Sun was in the center of our Solar System

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Nicholas Copernicus

Question 3

This was an 18th century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law.

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Deism

Question 4

What war did the Treaty of Paris, 1763 end?

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The Seven Years War, The French and Indian War

Question 5

Observations and experiments to test theories leading to correct principles is known as:

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Inductive Reasoning

Question 6

The Protestant denomination of Methodism was started by:

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John Wesley

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of Adam Smith's roles of government?

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Allow voting rights to all citiziens

Question 8

This philosophe believed government should protect the right to life, liberty, and property.

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John Locke

Question 9

This was known as the French and Indian War in North America

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Seven Years War

Question 10

This states that the Earth orbits around the Sun

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Copernican System

Question 11

This composer was a child prodigy but a financial failure.

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Mozart

Question 12

The word "philosophe" is French for:

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Philosopher

Question 13

This philosophe believed freedom of thought was the most important

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Voltaire

Question 14

This act gave more rights to Canadian citizens

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Quebec Act

Question 15

Which of the following is the motto of the colonists?

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No Taxation without Representation

Question 16

This composer started to go deaf around the age of 20, but continued to compose music.

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Beethoven

Question 17

This philosophe believed government should provide citizens with security. He wrote Leviathan.

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Thomas Hobbes

Question 18

This is a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence.

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Scientific Method

Question 19

This religious musician composed "Messiah"

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Handel

Question 20

Ideas from the Enlightenment were spread through rooms where people would gather for discussion

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Salons

Question 21

This man developed the Universal Law of Gravitation

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Isaac Newton

Question 22

Rulers that used Enlightenment ideas while still trying to maintain their power exemplified:

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Enlightened Absolutism

Question 23

The Boston Tea Party was protesting which act?

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Navigation Acts

Question 24

This act required colonists to provide British troops with food and shelter.

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Quartering Act

Question 25

This philosophe wrote the Encyclopedia

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Denis Diderot

Question 26

This act closed the port of Boston

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Boston Port Act

Question 27

This was an intellectual movement that tried to apply scientific principles to everyday life.

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Enlightenment

Question 28

This man is considered to be the Father of the Symphony.

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Haydn

Question 29

This act placed a tax on all paper products in the colonies

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The Stamp Act

Question 30

This man was King of Prussia and abolished torture

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Frederick the Great

Question 31

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

Question 32

Astronomy is the study of...

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Stars and Planets

Question 33

This philosophe believed that there should be a contract between the government and its people.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 34

The idea that the state should not interrupt the free play of natural economics is known as:

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Laissez-Faire

Question 35

This was a military force of ordinary citizens organized for protection

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Militia

Question 36

This woman argued that women should have equal rights in education, economics, and politics.

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Mary WollStoneCraft

Question 37

The Scientific Revolution was a period of new ideas that began with the study of what subject?

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Astronomy

Question 38

This act prohibited assembly in the city of Boston

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Massachusetts Government Act

Question 39

The idea of three branches of government that share power through checks and balances:

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Separation of Powers

Question 40

This philosophe developed the idea of a three branch government:

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Montesquieu

Question 41

This was a famous organist who composed "Little Fugue"

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Bach

Question 42

What land did France have to give up after the Seven Years War?

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Canada

Question 43

According to the Ptolemaic System, what existed beyond the 10th sphere of the universe?

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God and Heaven

Question 44

This man was the first European to observe the heavenly bodies through a telescope.

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Galileo Galilei

Question 45

Who said "I think therefore I am"?

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Rene Descartes

Question 46

The Coercive Acts were known by what name to the colonists?

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The Intolerable Acts

Question 47

The belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge is known as:

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Rationalism

Question 48

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

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July 4, 1776

Question 49

This was an artistic style that emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action.

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Rococo

Question 50

This said that the colonists could only trade with Great Britain

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The Navigation Acts

Question 51

This man developed the Scientific Method

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Francis Bacon

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