WORLD HISTORY UNIT 4: "ENLIGHTENMENT"

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The scientific method was based on which of the following? deductive reasoning, assumptions, inductive reasoning, wisdom of ancient scientists

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inductive reasoning

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Rationalism is the belief that reason is the main source of knowledge.

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true

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Montesquieu's most significant contribution to political thought was his analysis of the governmental system of separation of powers and checks and balances.

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true

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The encyclopedia helped to spread ideas around the world.

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true

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_____ created the encyclopedia

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Diderot

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Which art form of the Enlightenment era emphasized grace, charm, and gentile action? (Options: Baroque art, Rococo art)

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Rococo art

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Voltaire believed in the religious philosophy of deism which was based on reason and natural law.

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true

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Rousseau's created the concept of the social contract.

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true

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A society agrees to be governed by its general will in which of the following concepts? (Options: rationalism, deism, the social contract, checks and balances)

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the social contract

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Which of the following identifies the most important difference between the PTOLEMAIC (Geocentric) system and the COPERNICAN (Heliocentric) system? Options: the position of the stars, the celestial body at the center of the universe, the position of venus, the position of Mars

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the celestial body at the center of the universe