McCort Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Review

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German mathematician and astronomer who discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits.

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Johannes Kepler

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English philosopher and scientist who is considered the Father of the Scientific Revolution after his development of the Scientific Method.

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Sir Francis Bacon

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Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who invented an accurate telescope and supported Copernicus's ideas.

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Galileo Galilei

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Who argued that the natural state of mankind is cruel and evil, necessitating a government to keep them "in check"? Options: Voltaire, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke

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Hobbes

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Believed that the government and religion should be separate bodies to prevent conflict.

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Voltaire

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Believed that everyone was born with inalienable rights that the government was responsible for protecting

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John Locke

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The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar in that they:

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encouraged new ideas.

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Prior to the Scientific Revolution, what were the two main sources of thinking about the natural world? Options: Mary Wollstonecraft and Isaac Newton, The Code of Hammurabi, The teachings of US Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution, The Bible and the teachings of ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle

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The Bible and the teachings of ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle

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_______ is credited with saying "I think, therefore I am."

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Rene Descartes

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Mary Wollstonecraft fought for which of the following causes? American independence, Laissez-Faire economics, Rights for minorities, Rights for women

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Rights for women