Scientific & Enlightenment Revolution Review

How were the works of many scientists and philosophers of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment era similar?

• received support from the Catholic Church

• examined natural laws governing the universe

• built upon the ideas of the medieval thinkers

• supported the government's theory on Divine Right

Which statement best summarizes what occured during the Scientific Revolution?

• Enlightenment thinkers began to challenge the scientists of the Scientific Revolution.

• Artistotle’s ideas were overturned because evidence was now used to prove theories

• The Catholic Church glorified Galileo for his accomplishments in Science.

• Scientists began to leave the field of Science because no one supported them.

Which sequence of events is listed in the correct chronological order?

• French Revolution-->Enlightenment-->Scientific Revolution

• Scientific Revolution-->Enlightenment-->Renaissance

• Scientific Revolution-->Enlightenment-->American Revolution

• American Revolution-->Enlightenment-->French Revolution

Baron de Montesquieu believed that the power of the government should be divided among the people into 3 different branches of government. Which phrase best describes this belief?

• Separation of powers

• Job specialization

• Participation in government

• Enlightenment power distribution

European political thinkers who supported the Enlightenment believed what?

• Religious tolerance is a dangerous concept

• An absolute monarchy is the most effective government

• Governments should protect the rights of the people

• Civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty

An absolute monarchy is most similar to which system of government?

• A dictatorship

• A democracy

• A republic

• An anarchy

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that the people have the right to overthrow a tyrannical government?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

. . . reason, which is that law teaches all mankind, who would but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.

John Locke, Two Treatises on Civil Government, 1689

Which concept of the Enlightenment would the passage most likely support?

• Truth can be discovered through reasoning and logic.

• Humankind can and should improve over time.

• People have a right to equality and freedom.

• What is natural is also reasonable.

What was one similarity between the revolutionaries of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?

• These revolutionaries both relied on the ideas from medieval times.

• Both preferred the money from the Church to further their research and study.

• The Catholic Church praised and supported both groups of scientists.

• These revolutionaries studied the natural laws that governed the universe.

Which Enlightenment thinker directly influenced Thomas Jefferson’s ideas about “right to revolution”?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau