Modern World History I Final Review

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The Scientific Revolution, and a new way of thinking began in?

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Mid-1500's

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The scientific method grew from the belief that the world is best understood through...

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Direct Observation

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Which revolutionary scientist was the first to argue about the heliocentric theory?

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Copernicus

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Who was put under house arrest for challenging traditional teachings?

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Galileo Galilei

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The Enlightenment takes its greatest hold on what city?

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Paris

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Which philosopher believed in natural rights, and the government's purpose was to protect them?

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John Locke

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The belief that the King is God's representative on Earth and chosen to rule?

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Divine Right

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Which philosopher believed the purpose of government was to provide order & obedience?

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Thomas Hobbes

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What did Enlightenment philosophers base their ideas on?

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Faith in human reasoning

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From what did Mary Wollstonecraft base her argument that women should have equal rights?

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Women could reason just as well as men