Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

Which Enlightenment thinker produced plays and poems, as well as philosophical essays?

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Comey
• Voltaire 
• Montesquieu

John Locke's central political value was

• the protection of individual rights.
• equal distribution of wealth.
• designing governments around biblical teachings.
• nullified by the exploration of central Africa.

A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was

• there was not a common theme among the enlightenment thinkers
• faith in traditional religious beliefs.
• a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity.
• support for democratic forms of government.

The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they

• loved anatomy
• traveled frequently to Africa
• questioned claims made in biblical passages.
• valued natural resources.

The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?

• Galileo 
• Kepler
• Lloyd 
• John Adams

During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining

• how government affects the individual.
• Life
• advanced chemistry
• the workings of the natural world

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is called

• heliocentricity
• planetary alignment
• geocentric
• cell theory 

The idea that the sun is the center of our universe

• Hawkin Theory
• Heliocentric 
• Applied astronomy 
• Geocentric 

Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got there power to rule

• from Congress / Parliament
• from the people (democratic elections)
• from the worldwide web
• from God (divine right)

Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the

• laws of motion
• telescope
• scientific method
• gravity