Enlightenment

Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities on how the world worked were:

• Plato and Aristotle.

• The Church and ancient scholars.

• Navigators and explorers.

• Aquinas and his followers.

Nicolaus Copernicus stated the Earth rotates around the sun. This is known as:

• the scientific method.

• theory of gravity.

• heliocentric theory.

• geocentric theory.

Who is known for the scientific method?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Francis Bacon

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

Scholars like Galileo Galilei faced serious challenges to their scientific theories because their ideas:

• were based on the Bible.

• contradicted traditional religious teachings.

• relied only on teachings from non-Christian cultures.

• were not supported by scientific investigations.

The Enlightenment was:

• the period where many absolute monarchies were overthrown.

• the period where the Bible dominated scientific thought.

• the period where artists made many advancements.

• the period when philosophers emphasized reason.

Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers believed that:

• dictators learn from their experience.

• natural laws influence human society.

• society matters more than individuals.

• nature is beyond human understanding.

French gatherings in private homes were known as:

• Salons

• Versailles

• Foyers

• Armoire

The power of the government is derived from the governed. This Enlightenment idea was used against the belief in:

• vernacular.

• divine right.

• natural laws.

• exploration.

Whose political theory included the idea that the government's role is to protect the rights of the people?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Adam Smith

Rights that belong to people "by nature," simply because they are humans ; right to life, liberty, property and happiness are known as:

• tabula rasa rights

• natural rights

• enlightenment rights

• Bill of Rights