Scientific Rev & Enlightenment

John Locke's central political value was

• the protection of individual rights.

• designing governments around biblical teachings.

• equal distribution of wealth.

• nullified by the exploration of central Africa.

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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.

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

• loved anatomy

• valued natural resources.

• questioned claims made in biblical passages.

• beliefs agreed with the Pope

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

• Bacon

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

Which scientist waited until he was on his deathbed to publish his controversial theory?

• Galileo

• Bacon

• Kepler

• Copernicus

Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the

• laws of motion

• telescope

• gravity

• scientific method

Montesquieu's lasting contribution to political thought was his

• theory that government should interfere with religious matters

• analysis of checks and balances

• thought that natural laws govern the universe

• thoughts that punishments should be brutal

Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were

• Muslim scribes

• navigators and explorers

• local princes

• the Catholic Church and ancient scholars

Which Enlightenment thinker said "If women be educated for dependence; that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop?"

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

Thomas Hobbes believed that

• in the tabula rasa theory

• people are for the most part good people but society corrupts us to be bad

• people are naturally greedy and selfish therefore should only be governed by an absolute monarch (king).

• he enlightenment thinkers were naturally silly