World Studies Unit 1 Level one-vocabulary

Which term best defines the concept that the earth is the center of the universe?

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric
• Eurocentric
• Egotistical

Which term best defines the concept that the sun is the center of the universe?

• heliocentric
• geocentric
• Ethnocentric
• Eurocentric

The 6-step procedure based on observation and experimentation is called...  

• Planetary Model
• Philosophical Method
• Pavlov's Hierarchy of Needs
• the Scientific Method

Divine right refers to the belief that...

• nobles served monarchs before they served God

• people had the right to choose a religion

• monarchs received the right to absolute power from God

• monarchs and nobles sought divine advice from God

Allows businesses to operate with little or no government intervention. “Government Hands Off”

• laissez-faire

• natural rights

• social contract

• natural law

An agreement by which people give up their freedoms for an organized society.

• laissez-faire

• natural rights

• social contract

• natural law

Rights that belong to all humans at birth

• laissez-faire

• natural rights

• social contract

• natural law

Social gatherings where “Enlightenment” ideas were informally discussed and spread...

• debates

• clubs

• coffee shops

• salons

The word scholar means

• a person who has studied an area a lot and is an expert

• the study of the stars

• the study of the earth

• a person who studies math

A document that sets the rules and procedures for a government

• Monarchy

• Consitution

• Heliocentric world

• Natural Rights