WC Ch 08 Enlightenment and Absolutism

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Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things? (Options: power and privilege, money and fame, good looks and charm, reason and logic)

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reason and logic

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Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? Options: Catholic Church, Roman Gods, Baptist ministers, The Queen of Spain

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Catholic Church

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Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of:

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Divine Right

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The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called the

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Bill of Rights

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The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:

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period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church

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The procedure for testing theories that starts with a question

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Scientific Method

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Sir Isaac Newton is associated with the Laws of: Electricity, Motion and gravity, Human biology, Astronomy

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Motion and gravity

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Which astronomer was tried for heresy and placed under house arrest because he argued that the universe was heliocentric? Options: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Newton, Galileo

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Galileo

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The Enlightenment is

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a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world

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Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.

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Voltaire