Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, and Absolutism

He stated that the role of gov't was to protect the natural rights of citizens?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jaques Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which idea is represented by this list?

• The heliocentric theory
• The geocentric theory
• The social contract
• The scientific method

Theory that the planets and stars revolve around the sun.

• The heliocentric theory
• The geocentric theory
• The social contract
• The scientific method

Which Enlightenment thinker believed and did the things in this chart?

• Galileo
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

This man developed the idea that gravity acts on objects.

• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Ptolemy
• Newton

Select all the characteriestics of absolutism.

• Rulers have unlimited power
• Divine Right
• Seperation of Powers
• Citizens have no garanteed rights

Which idea was promoted by both the thinkers of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?

• Decisions and actions of governments should be based on past traditions.
• People should use reason and logic to understand the world.
• A strong military is necessary to keep society peaceful.
• Only God can grant an individual the authority to rule over others.

Which Enlightenment philosopher coined the ideology "Life, Liberty, and Property"?

• Voltaire
• Machiavelli
• Hobbes
• Locke

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that the government should be seperated into 3 branches?

• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Ptolemy
• Newton

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that there was a social contract between the government and the people?

• Copernicus
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Hobbes