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Unit 4 Scientific Method the Enlightenment and Absolute Monarchs
Unit 4 Scientific Method the Enlightenment and Absolute Monarchs
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Scientific Method the Enlightenment and Absolute Monarchs
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What is heliocentrism?
The theory that the universe revolves around the Earth
The theory that the Earth is round
The theory that the Earth is flat
The theory that the universe revolves around the Sun
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Did the church believe in heliocentrism, geocentrism or both.
Just geocentrism
Both
Just heliocentrism
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Which of these were NOT causes of the Enlightenment?
people beginning to question the kings
The kings where spending lots and ignoring the people
The fear of Nikola Tesla’s Doomsday device prompted it
People were questioning things
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Thomas Hobbes believed in social contract theory. What is social contract theory?
A contract like the Magna Carta that limited the king's powe
A contract that allowed kings the divine right of kings
give up some rights to gain protection from government
A handshake agreement between John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
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What is geocentrism?
The theory that the Earth is round
The theory that the universe revolves around the Sun
The theory that the Earth is flat
The theory that the universe revolves around the Earth
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Who came up with the theory of gravity?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Galileo
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Which scientist came up with the idea of heliocentrism?
Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
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Voltaire was a French philosopher that believed in what two freedoms?
The freedom to own guns and vote
Freedom of property and voting
Freedom of the press and voting
The freedom of speech and religion
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John Locke believed in natural rights. What are natural rights?
Rights of humans should be taken care of by the government
The rights that are given to us by our parents
The rights granted to us by the absolute monarchy
people have the right of life, liberty and propert
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What is Laissez- Faire Government?
Government that does not interfere with the economy
Government that does not interfere with its citizens
Government that is lazy
Government that has no laws
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Why would you want government to have three branches of government and checks and balances?
Weaken government so that it becomes ineffective
Make governments subject to the will of the people
Limit the power of government to keep from too much power
These two ideas make government all powerful
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Which of these are NOT a cause that lead to the rise of absolute monarchs?
Lots of war due to religion makes people scared
Great wealth due to the colonies gave kings lots of money
God came down from heaven and made the divine right of kings
The decline of the church left a void for someone to fill
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What is the divine right of kings?
King that believes power was given to them by God
A president who is also a God
A king that rules because he is actually a God
Right of kings to do what they wish given by the president
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What is the scientific revolution?
A group of people who live their life according to science
A war to grant the protection to gain scientific knowledge
New way of thinking where science was most important
A bloodless revolution sparked by the French and Indian War
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What is an absolute monarch?
A king or queen that is limited in its power
A type of butterfly
A king or queen that has total power do whatever they wish
A dictator with absolute power
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Why did the church want to persecute Galileo for proving the theory of heliocentrism right?
if the church was wrong about this what else was wrong
Because the church did not like Galileo
Because they believed he was wrong
Martin Luthe agreed with Galileo so the church felt left out
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What is the enlightenment?
The name given to the light bulb that Thomas Edison invented
The time period that science became important
It was the name of Nikola Tesla's doomsday device
the intellectual movement emphasizing reason
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What is the scientific method?
A method for using your mind to explain how things happen
A method that tells how science makes the earth revolve
A method that was invented by Francis Bacon to prove science
hypothesis then test it using data and experiment
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Rousseau would have wanted what kind of government?
Dictatorship
Direct Democracy
Anarchy
Absolute Monarchy
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What is capital punishment?
The government using the capital to punish war deserters
using jail to punish people who criticized the government
Death for a crime you are convicted of committing
A form of torture for a crime you are convicted of
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Which scientist is known for the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
Galileo
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
