Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

In his book Principia, Newton wrote about what?

• adding "0" to math

• the laws of motion and gravity

• the geocentric universe

• trigonometry could be applied to architecture

Johannes Kepler is best known for:

• the theory of gravity

• the mountains on the moon

• Enlightenment ideas

• the motion of the planets

Francis Bacon is known for what?

• the scientific method

• the telescope

• philosophy

• ancient studies

Which of the following philosophers did NOT use the scientific method?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Newton

• Diderot

What is the first step of the scientific method?

• observation

• hypothesis

• experimentation

• conclusion

What happened to the power the church?

• Increased

• Decreased

• Stayed the same

The Scientific Revolution was based on using....

• traditional methods

• laws as guides for behavior

• interpretation of social contracts

• observation, reason, logic

According the our Declaration of Independence, the power to govern comes from where?

• God

• Divine Right

• the People

• the King

What is geocentric theory

• the sun revolves around the Earth

• the Earth revolves around the Sun

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed the power to govern came from the people?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu