World History Chapter 6 Test

The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by

• Galileo Galilei.

• Nicolaus Copernicus.

• Francis Bacon.

• Isaac Newton.

Francis Bacon helped to develop

• the microscope

• the law of the pendulum

• the scientific method.

• the barometer.

Isaac Newton explained the

• law of universal gravitation.

• anatomy of the human body.

• chemical composition of matter.

• function of blood vessels.

In general, the philosophes believed in which of the following?

• expanding women's rights

• all Church decrees

• progress for society

• authoritarian rule

The idea of a direct democracy is explained in

• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

• The Social Contract.

• Starry Messenger.

• On the Spirit of Laws.

European art of the 1600s and early 1700s was dominated by a grand, ornate style called

• neoclassical.

• classical.

• baroque.

• gothic.

The philosophes influenced Catherine the Great's

• architectural plans for her palace.

• military campaign against Poland.

• diplomatic relations with France

• proposal on reforms to Russia's laws.

Between 1550 and 1789, Enlightenment ideas swept

• only through France and colonial America.

• only through European society.

• through European society and colonial America.

• throughout the world.

Salons helped to spread

• the geocentric theory.

• only the ideas of the philosophes.

• only the ideas of political scientists.

• Enlightenment thinking

The philosophes used reason to address

• British taxes.

• social issues.

• abusive rulers

• all of the above.