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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is this image displaying?Scientific MethodHeliocentric UniverseGeocentric UniversePaleolithic Method - 2. Multiple ChoiceThis invention influenced the shift of growth of scientific ideas between 1500 and 1700.telegraphmachine gunprinting presssteam power
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHe used Al-Battani’s (Muslim astronomer) ideas in his work on the heliocentric theory, the first in "Modern" Europe to do so.CharlemagneNicolaus CopernicusJohann KeplerKevin Bacon
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBacon, Galileo, & Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.observation and empirical evidencechurch doctrinedeconstruction modelsprior practice of previous scientists
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHe said that the universe could be explained by mechanical laws.Rene DescartesFrancis BaconNicholas CopernicusTony Stark
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of math was Newton known for developing?Analytical GeometryTrigonometry and SignsCalculusDewey Decimal Classification
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Catholic Church defended the views of _________, Ptolemy and other Greek philosophers because the Church felt their theories about nature supported the traditional Biblical view.Nicholas CopernicusAristotleJulius CaesarJohn Locke
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho dissected human bodies and found multiple problems with earlier anatomical theories?Rene DescartesGeorgio VasariAndre VesaliusEmilie Du Chatelet
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho was brought before the Catholic Church as a heretic?Rene DescartesNicholas CopernicusAndre VesaliusGalileo Galilei
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat technology did Galileo improve upon to help him prove the heliocentric model?The AstrolabeThe CompassThe TelescopeThe Printing Press
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?That Jupiter had four moonsThat the planets revolved around the earthThat the sun was the biggest starThat the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Francis Bacon contribute to the Scientific Revolution?the geocentric theorythe scientific methodthe heliocentric theorythe law of universal gravitation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?the heliocentric theorythe scientific methodthe theory of scientifc rationalismthe theory of universal gravitation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these women was an accomplished astronomer who was denied a position at the academy due to her gender?Margaret CavendishMaria Winkelmann KirschMadame GeoffrinEmilie Du Chatelet
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho perfected the microscope and was the first person to describe cells?Antoine Van LeeuwenhoekRobert BoyleFrancis BaconGalileo Galilei
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho discovered that the heart pumped the blood, and mapped the circulatory system?William HarveyAndre VesaliusAntoine Van LeeuwenhoekIsaac Newton
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich Enlightenment thinker first suggested the separation of powers & checks and balances in government?VoltaireLockeRousseauMontesquieu
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?RousseauLockeMontesquiueVoltaire
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?John LockeJean Jacques RousseauThomas HobbesJames Joyce
- 20. Multiple ChoiceEnlightenment thinkers were also known as :SocialistsReformersPhilosophesRadicals
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhen a ruler tried to apply Enlightened ideas to his or her realm it was called:Enlightened AbsolutismConstitutional MonarchyDemocracyEnlightened Monarchy
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe famous economist known as the defender of free-markets, also the author of "The Wealth of Nations."Adam SmithJohn LockeJean-Jacques RousseauThomas Hobbes
- 23. Multiple Choice
A gathering at a wealthy woman's home where people could exchange ideas and discuss philosophy, art, music, etc. was called a...
rococo
baroque
salon
academy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Mary Wollstonecraft write?A Declaration of the Rights of WomanVindication of the Rights of WomenA translation of Principia MathmaticaDialogue on the Two Chief World Systems
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho created Encyclopedia, a collection of the most current and enlightened knowledge?Franz HaydenDenis DiderotEugene DelacrioxAdam Smith
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAdam Smith's doctrine that maintains that the state should not intervene in economics, from his book Wealth of Nations, is called ______.Laissez-faireSocialismMercantilismImperialism
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote about ABSOLUTE monarchs being the best form of government in his book "Leviathan?"Thomas HobbesJohn LockeJean Jacques RousseauBaon de Montesquieu
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWho believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?VoltaireBaron de MontesquieuJean Jacques RousseauThomas Hobbes
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWho believed that a person's punishment should match the seriousness of the crime?WollstonecraftRousseauLockeBeccaria
- 30. Multiple ChoiceBeccaria did not support ____________.educationestablishment of governmentcapital punishmentlaws to control social order
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWho believed that women's education should be the same as men's?RousseauWollstonecraftLockeHobbes
- 32. Multiple Choice__________ is the belief that God created the world but he also created scientific processes by which the world is ran.DarwinsimDeismAbsolutismSocialism
- 33. Multiple ChoiceJohn Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to supporta return of feudalism in Europea government ruled by a divine right monarchya capitalist economic system is necessary for democracythe power of the government is derived from the governed
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best summarizes the difference between baroque and rococo art?Rococo glorifies battles, while baroque focuses on rural settingsrococo is grand and complex, while baroque is light and charmingbaroque is grand and complex, while rococo is light and charmingBaroque praises kings and queens, while rococo praises religious leaders
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThis man was the greatest composer of the Baroque period--and possibly of all time. His death marks the end of the Baroque period.HaydnVivaldiJ.S. BachMozart
- 36. Multiple ChoiceBach, Handel, Mozart, and Haydn were allpaintersmusiciansphilosopheswriters
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich composer from the Classical period of music was a child prodigy?BachHandelBeethovenMozart
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one of the criteria that music of the Classical Era needed to have?It needed to be limited to one country or cityIt needed to be extremely passionate and expressiveIt needed to be technically complicatedIt needed to appeal to both rich people and middle class people
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe Swing by Jean-Honore Fragonard is similar to other Rococo paintings in that it...uses tenebrism to sharply contrast dark and lightis concerned with the classical ideals of Rome and Greeceis innovative and experimental in painting techniquesuses a pastel palette and fanciful content
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat era of art does this piece come from?ClassicalBaroqueNeoclassicRococo
- 41. Multiple ChoiceName two very famous composers from the Classical period of musicMozart and HandelBach and BeethovenDebussey and ChopinWagner and Liszt
- 42. Multiple ChoiceA Russian monarch who studied the philosphes and attempted very limited reforms...Madame GeoffrinFrederick the GreatCatherine the GreatJoseph II
- 43. Multiple Choice
This person saw themselves as the "first servant of the state" and was very frugal, shoring up money for later kings of Prussia
Frederick the Great
Louis XV
Joseph II
Catherine the Great
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes enlightened despots of the 1700s?they allowed elected assemblies to rule their countriesthey supported censorship of Enlightenment worksthey allowed their subjects to sign social contractsthey kept absolute power for themselves
- 45. Multiple ChoiceAn enlightened despot would most likely support this statement:"I have total power, but I will use this power to improve the lives of my citizens""I am the king; who do you think you are speaking to me that way?""The economy should be driven by the invisible hand of supply and demand""Overeseas colonies are essential if we are to keep this country powerful"
- 46. Multiple ChoiceOne way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are similar is that both...led to increased power for royal families in Europesought to reconcile Christian beliefs and sciencequestioned traditional values and past practicespromoted nationalistic revolutions in eastern Europe
- 47. Multiple ChoicePrussian Enlightened Despot who wanted granted freedoms of religion, reduced censorship, and improved education.Frederick II (the Great)Joseph IICatherine II (the Great)Maria Theresa
- 48. Multiple ChoiceAustrian Enlightened Despot who introduced legal reforms, freedom of press, and supported freedom of worship.Frederick II (the Great)Joseph IICatherine II (the Great)Ivan IV
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhere could middle class people discuss the issues of the day if they weren't invited to a person's home?SalonCoffee HouseRoyal AcademySeparate Spheres
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was read widely by the masses as literacy rates increased dramatically?Penny PressDictionariesScientific TreatisiesLaissez-Faire
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "Tablua Rasa?"concept of the mind as a blank sheet that eventually has experiences written on it.The idea of religious toleration promoted by the philosophes.The idea that women should have different roles than men in society.idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was the French Economic Bubble that caused financial disaster?Tulip BubbleMississippi BubbleSouth Seas BubbleHousing Bubble
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat was true of France or England's reaction to their economic bubbles?France paid their debt off and their people backFrance immediately went through a revolution due to the bubbleEngland closed their bank and stockmarketFrance closed their bank and stock market
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWho had a Prime Minister because he spoke no English?George ILouis XVWilliam and MaryAnne
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these kings was ineffective because he partied all day and slept with mistresses?Louis XVFrederick IIJoseph IIGeorge III
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these kings lost the American Revolution, losing the colonies?Louis XVIGeorge IIIFrederick IIJoseph II
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