Ch. 8 The Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment Review

From what did Mary Wollstonecraft base her argument that women should have equal rights?

• Teachings of the Catholic Church

• The work and discoveries of Rene Descartes

• Belief that God made her the spokesperson for women's rights.

• Women could reason just as well as men

What is one similarity between the Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment?

• Had the support of the Catholic Church

• Put an end to serfdom

• Emphasized the importance of human reasoning

• Followed the traditional teachings & beliefs

Until the Scientific Revolution, all of the following were traditional authorities EXCEPT:

• Ancient scholars

• Monarchs

• The Church

• The common people

The Scientific Revolution, and a new way of thinking began in?

• Mid-1500's

• 1700's

• 1400's

• 1300's

"New Science" was based on all of the following EXCEPT:

• Experimentation

• Church teachings

• Observation

• Scientific reasoning

Which scientist urged people to doubt everything until it could be proven by reason?

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

• Rene Descartes

• Galileo Galilei

Which revolutionary scientist was the first to argue about the heliocentric theory?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Voltaire

The application of reason to the natural world resulted in the 1700’s being known as what?

• The Age of Revolution

• The Great Awakening

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Enlightenment

Which scientist is most closely associated with the scientific method?

• Galileo Galilei

• Copernicus

• Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

Who has rightly been called the father of modern rationalism?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Rene Descartes