Unit 2 Spring Sci Rev, Enlightenment & French Revolution

During the Scientific Revolution, what did Nicholas Copernicus develop?

• Heliocentric Theory

• Geocentric Theory

• Law of Gravity

• Enlightenment Ideals

Who confirmed the earth revolves around the sun? He created a powerful telescope and discovered Jupiter's moons. He was put in house arrest by the church.

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Galileo

• Newton

Who developed the Theory of Universal Gravitation which said the universe follows a set of predictable rules?

• Copernicus

• Newton

• Galileo

• Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment figure stated everyone has 3 unalienable rights - life, liberty and property?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbs

• Locke

Which Founding Father wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on Locke's ideas?

• Jefferson

• Madison

• Washington

• Franklin

Which Enlightenment figure said that kings should be guided by reason (not Divine Right or greed); he thought there should be a separation of church and state.

• Locke

• Hobbs

• Diderot

• Voltaire

Who said that 3 distinct branches would be the most effective way to run a government?

• Montesquieu

• Lockes

• Galileo

• Baron von Bismarck

Which document was influenced by Montesquieu that created 3 branches of government based on the consent & will of the people?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

High taxes on the 3rd Estate, financial crisis (debt) and voting structures all caused the

• Slave Rebellion in Haiti

• Latin American Revolutions

• French Revolution

• American Revolution

What type of government did France have before 1789?

• Constitutional Republic

• Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Theocracy