Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Men are created equal, they are endowed by the Creator with unalienable rights. Who said this?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

Government should be divided by the people into 3 different branches. What best describes this?

• Checks and balances

• Separation of Powers

• Governmental method

• Unalienable Rights

Which philosophe believed the government should protect man’s individual rights?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

What is willingness of people to hand over their rights in exchange for law & order in society?

• Enlightenment

• Social Contract

• Nature of Man

• government

According to Locke and the Declaration of Independence, who gives the governments its power?

• The sovereign (leaders or person in charge)

• The people

• The courts

• Priests

Which Enlightenment idea is supported by Locke and the Declaration of Independence?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Natural Rights

• Natural state of man is war

"Earth is the center of the universe and all planets rotate around it." What theory is this?

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Scientific Theory

• Kepler Theory

The sun is the middle of the solar system and all planets rotate around it" what theory is this?

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Scientific Theory

• Kepler Theory

Why did the Catholic Church punish Galileo for his scientific discoveries?

• It went against church beliefs

• because they new Copernicus discovered it and Galileo was trying to take credit

• They thought he was trying to brag about how smart he was

• They didn't punish him

Who of the following would have most likely disagreed with the Heliocentric theory?

• Galileo

• A priest

• A professor

• A king