Absolutism, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment

Which movement is most closely associated with the major ideas of these philosophers?

• Scientific Revolution

• Renaissance

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

What was a significant contribution of Galileo Galilei to the Scientific Revolution?

• He discovered the theory of relativity and proposed the atomic bomb

• He invented the microscope and examined plants

• He invented the clock and became the first person to use timekeeping

• He improved the telescope and made observations on the movement of the planets

Which of the following astronomers proposed the heliocentric theory, or the sun-centered theory?

• ​​​​​​​Nicolaus Copernicus

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

The Scientific Revolution inspired which period of intellectual challenge to government?

• The Reformation

• The Renaissance

• The Middle Ages

• The Enlightenment

Who first argued that a government’s responsibility is to protect the people’s natural rights, life liberty, and property?

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

English Mathematician, Physicist, and developed the Law of Gravity and the Law of Motion...

Who is this famous historical figure?

• James Watt

• Louis Pasteur

• Sir Isaac Newton

• William Wallace

Palace outside of Paris that was built by the French King with over 2,000 Rooms.

• Buckingham Palace

• Kremlin Palace

• ​​​​​​​Versailles Palace

• Blenheim Palace

The Rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence most closely reflect those of   —

• Copernicus

• Pasteur

• ​​​​​​​Locke

• Hobbes

Who believed in the separation of powers in government and wrote about these ideas in his book, On the Spirit of Laws?

• Voltaire

• Hobbes

• ​​​​​​​Montesquieu

• ​​​​​​​Locke

Francis Bacon helped to develop the –

• Microscope

• Scientific method

• Law of the pendulum

• Barometer