Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

The Scientific Revolution was based on __________ and a willingness to question accepted ___________.

• rumors, books

• myths, traditions

• observation, beliefs

• the church, thoughts

Who was the scientist who studied the planets for 25 years and was the first who reasoned that the sun was the center of the universe, not the earth?

• Frederick the Great

• Robert Boyle

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• John Locke

Who built the first telescope in 1609?

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Tycho Brahe

• Galileo Galilei

Who were the two scientists who developed the scientific method?

• Anders Celsius and Gabriel Farenheit

• Anton von Leeuwenhoek and Evangelista Torricellis

• Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes

• Andreas Vesalius and Edward Jenner

Who is NOT a scientist who contributed to the heliocentric theory?

• Tycho Brahe

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

The Enlightenment began because the Scientific Revolution caused people to reevaluate old ideas about __________ and __________.

• monarchs, states

• religion, customs

• government, society

• the environment, the planets

During the Enlightenment, people were encouraged to use their own __________ to reason and to __________ what is right and wrong.

• ability, judge

• church, predetermine

• monarch, rule

• family, vote

The Enlightenment brought about changes, like urging the end of __________ and more social __________.

• science, promotion

• democracy, revolutions

• secularism, importance

• slavery, equality

During the Enlightenment, people begin to openly question their __________ and church __________.

• abilities, attire

• beliefs, teachings

• intelligence, books

• parents, music

How did literature change during the Enlightenment?

• They were entertaining, had a plot, suspense, and explored the emotions of characters

• They were an accumulation of what the scientists had discovered at the time

• They used organ and choral music

• They were for learning and were religious in nature