Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

He stated that the role of gov't was to protect the natural rights of citizens?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jaques Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which idea is represented by this list?

• The heliocentric theory
• The geocentric theory
• The social contract
• The scientific method

Theory that the planets and stars revolve around the earth.

• The heliocentric theory
• The geocentric theory
• The social contract
• The scientific method

Theory that the planets and stars revolve around the sun.

• The heliocentric theory
• The geocentric theory
• The social contract
• The scientific method

With which idea would an Enlightenment philosopher most likely agree

• The right to rule comes from God through a king.

• The right to rule comes from God through the people.

• A strong military is needed to keep people in line.

• Tradition and custom should guide decisions made by a government.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed and did the things in this chart?

• Galileo
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

This man developed the idea that gravity acts on objects.

• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Ptolemy
• Newton

Select all the characteriestics of absolutism.

• Rulers have unlimited power
• Divine Right
• Seperation of Powers
• Citizens have no garanteed rights

Which famous Enlightenment philosopher made this statement

• Voltaire
• Locke
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu

Why did the Catholic Church work to silence many philosophers from the Scientific Revolution?

• The ideas of the Scientific Revolution were unprovable and dangerous.

• The ideas of the Scientific Revolution strengthened the power of absolute monarchs.

• The ideas of the Scientific Revolution proved that Islam was the true religion.

• The ideas of the Scientific Revolution challenged the power of religion.