Ch. 11 Review - The Age of Enlightenment

Where were most of England's colonies?

• South America

• Central America

• Caribbean Islands

• North America

What was a major problem with Greek scientific theories?

• Greek scientists believed the gods guided the way the world worked.

• The theories were based on observations rather than on experiments.

• Greek scientists saw no need to make their own observations.

• The theories were not based on observing the natural world.

Which scientists disproved Ptolemy's geocentric theory of the universe?

• Aristotle, Leonardo, and Kepler

• Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo

• Newton and Bacon

• Voltaire and Wollstonecraft

What did English doctor William Harvey discover?

• Germs cause illness.

• The heart pumps blood.

• cells

• the law of gravity

Which of the following was written during the Glorious Revolution?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• U.S. Constitution

• English Bill of Rights

__________ is considered to be the greatest thinker of the Enlightenment.

• Voltaire

• Galileo

• Plato

• Newton

Which of the following was not an enlightened despot?

• Louis XIV

• George Washington

• Frederick the Great

• Catherine II

Why did delegates write the U.S. Constitution?

• to create a confederation of states

• to create a stronger national government

• to declare independence from Britain

• to influence the French

Why did the First Continental Congress meet?

• They wanted religious freedom.

• They sought economic opportunity.

• They wanted to write the U.S. Constitution.

• They called for the repeal of various British policies.

In what year did Great Britain recognize American independence?

• 1770

• 1776

• 1783

• 1789