Why were so many philosophers from France?

During a time of French Absolutism, thinkers wanted progress

The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to:

find facts about women that were used 2 prove male dominance

All of the following is true EXCEPT:

Voltaire: People need an absolute ruler

Voltaire is best known for supporting which of the following?

Religious toleration should be given to all people

Organized religion in the 17th century:

rejected scientific discoveries conflicting with scripture

The greatest achievements in science during the 16th and 17th centuries came in what 3 areas?

Astronomy, Medicine, and Mechanics

What is most likely going on here?

Discussion important philosophical issue

Which of the following statements was most likely agreed upon by everyone at this meeting?

Society can be improved through the use of reason

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first:

regularly published scientific journals

Isaac Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that:

the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth.

Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that:

Planetary orbits are elliptical.

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1
Why were so many philosophers from France?
During a time of French Absolutism, thinkers wanted progress
France allowed for the open sharing of ideas
All other countries around France didn't allow for openness
They were the only country that had Royal patronage
2
During the 17th century, royal and princely patronage of science:
was common only in Italy
replaced funding by the church
increased all over Europe
declined greatly
3
The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as:
God's master plan
The Heliocentric conception
The ever-expanding universe
The Geocentric conception
4
The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was:
Copernicus
Galileo
Brahe
Kepler
5
The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to:
Dispel traditional myths of female inferiority.
demonstrate that there was no inherent skeletal differences
allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities
find facts about women that were used 2 prove male dominance
6
The agreement of a society t exchange some rights for safety most closely resembles:
Natural Laws
The Social Contract
Unalienable Rights
The Separation of Powers
7
All of the following is true EXCEPT:
Rousseau: Social Contract
Voltaire: People need an absolute ruler
John Locke: Natural Rights
Montesquieu: Separation of Powers
8
Voltaire is best known for supporting which of the following?
Skepticism is not a reliable way of examining information
Religious toleration leads to a destruction of social unity
Deism should be adopted by all as the only logical religion.
Religious toleration should be given to all people
9
Organized religion in the 17th century:
rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept modern science
rejected scientific discoveries conflicting with scripture
conceded the accomplishments of science
largely ignored science as merely a "toy for God's children"
10
The greatest achievements in science during the 16th and 17th centuries came in what 3 areas?
Biology, Mechanics, and Ballistics
Astronomy, Medicine, and Mechanics
Engineering, Physics, and Dentistry
Astronomy, Botany, and Chemistry
11
All believed in the Geocentric view of the universe EXCEPT:
Copernicus
The Church
Aristotle
Ptolemy
12
Among the following, the individual NOT associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is:
Galen
Vesalius
Harvey
Paracelsus
13
What is most likely going on here?
Discussion important philosophical issue
The evaluation of different painting being exhibited
Observing the latest fashions in clothing
People are planning a new constitution
14
Which of the following statements was most likely agreed upon by everyone at this meeting?
The best form of government is a constitutional monarchy
Society can be improved through the use of reason
Our current situation is the best of all possible worlds
The best form of gov is a republic natural rights for all
15
The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first:
code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals
college departments for scientific study
regularly published scientific journals
fund-raising events for medical research
16
Isaac Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that:
nothing can every be fully proven
the moon orbits the sun
the earth is at the center of the solar system
the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth.
17
Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that:
The moon orbits around the earth
Planetary orbits are elliptical.
The planets are made of earth-like material
The stars are immensely far away.

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