Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment Review

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

Which of the following would be rooted in OLD Science

• Relying on ancient authorities and church teachings

• Relying on observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning

Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of gravitation?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler

• Copernicus

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege
• money and fame
• good looks and charm
• reason and logic

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Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?

• Nothing, people must obey the government

• The people would have a right to revolt

• The people would be returned to a state of nature

• People would be forced to enter into a social contract

Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? 

• Catholic Church
• Roman Gods
• Baptist ministers
• The Queen of Spain

Which of the following best explains the effect of the Scientific Revolution on traditional religious beliefs?

• People now looked to religion to explain the world around them.
• People now looked to their kings to explain the world around them.
• People used reason and logic to explain the world
• Momney makes the world go round