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Geography, History
6th -
8thgrade
Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution, & Mercantilism
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceJohn Locke argued that all people had the right to ________________.Own slavesChoose their religious beliefsPursuit of happinessLife, liberty, and property
- 2. Multiple ChoiceCopernicus was the first modern scientist to think...The universe is geocentric.Gravity causes things to fall at the same rate.The earth is the center of the universe.The sun is the center of the universe.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceGalileo was brought before the Church and charged with heresy because...He published a book agreeing with the heliocentric theory.He criticized the Pope because he wanted a divorce.He wanted to marry an English princess.He published a book about humanism.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIsaac Newton studied 3 branches of SCIENCE:Legislative, executive, and judicialChurch, school, factoriesPhysics, gravity, motionCalculus, physics, and government
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Roman Catholic Church take so long to embrace the heliocentric theory?Jesus walked the Earth; therefore Earth must be the most important and at the center.Ptolemy was a famous priest who donated a lot of money to the Church.Catholic leaders did not want people questioning what was true because it may lead to people questioning the Church.They were angry at Galileo and never wanted to admit he was correct.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceSir Francis Bacon developed the idea that things could be proven through observation. What was this called?Scientific MethodDivine Right of KingsGeocentric view of the universeHumanism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA period during the 1600s and 1700s when people used reason to guide people's thoughts about society.EnlightenmentCaptialismRenaissanceReformation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA French philosopher who is considered the father of modern philosophy; "I think therefore I am."John LockeRene DescartesAdam SmithJean-Jacques Rousseau
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich French Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of separation of power?Mary WollstonecraftRene DescartesCharles-Louis MontesquieuJean-Jacques Rousseau
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the series of events that led to the birth of modern science known as?EnlightenmentScientific RevolutionRenaissanceScientific Method
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the step-by-step process for performing scientific research?Scientific RevolutionNewton's Law of MotionScientific MethodHeliocentric Theory
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho is the English philosopher that is best known for the promotion of the Scientific Method and use of Inductive Reasoning?GalileoFrancis BaconIsaac NewtonJohn Locke
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho came up with the idea that all people had natural rights?Charles-Louis MontesquieuJean-Jacques RousseauJohn LockeAdam Smith
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich English scientist identified how the physical world works; specifically in terms of the Law of Gravity?Francis BaconIsaac NewtonRene DescartesGalileo Galilei
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not an important invention of the Scientific Revolution?MicroscopeTelescopeBarometerTachometer
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did not contribute to the Enlightenment?The ReformationThe Industrial RevolutionThe Scientific RevolutionThe Renaissance
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat place was the center of the Enlightenment?ItalyEnglandFranceSpain
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