Enlightenment Test

Front

Who controlled what was considered "truth" before the scientific revolution?

Back

The Church

Front

Heliocentric Theory means?

Back

The sun is the middle of the universe

Front

What was Galileo's most important invention? Options: Water Pump, Telescope, The Big Wheel, Electricity

Back

Telescope

Front

Which enlightenment thinker believed that an absolute government is needed to keep order because people were born "evil & selfish"? Options: Voltaire, Hobbes, Beccaria

Back

Hobbes

Front

Who believed everyone is born with 3 rights & it is the governments responsibility to protect those rights?

Back

John Locke

Front

The age of enlightenment mostly took place in which continent?

Back

Europe

Front

The Enlightenment is

Back

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

Front

A document of the laws that make up a country.

Back

Constitution

Front

A type of government with a single ruler at the top. Usually a king or queen

Back

Monarchy

Front

What event occurred on July 14, 1789, when a French mob stormed a prison and captured gunpowder?

Back

Storming of the Bastille