Intellectual Revolutions 2021

What was the Enlightenment's most significant impact on the world?

• Enlightenment ideas encouraged kings to exercise more power.

• Enlightenment ideas encouraged political revolutions to take place in many regions.

• Enlightenment ideas marked a return to religious thought and authority.

• Enlightenment ideas encouraged people to create a new state of nature.

Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe a democratic government?

• Power rests solely in the hands of the government.

• Democracies are established by the people through a social contract.

• Freedom of speech and religion exist in a democracy.

• Power is typically shared between the people and the government

According to Enlightenment thinkers, what could the people do if the government tried to destroy their natural rights?

• lead a revolution against the government

• continue to obey the government

• vote for new leaders

• develop into an anarchy

What is being depicted in the picture?

• Heliocentrism

• Geocentrism

• Flat Earth

What was one of the most controversial ideas that came about during the Scientific Revolution?

• The idea that empirical data should never be used.

• The motion of the planets going around the sun

• The law of gravity was the most controversial.

• The heliocentric model of the Universe.

How has the Scientific Revolution impacted Science today?

• Scientific theories are proved by history.

• Scientific theories are based on reason and evidence.

• Scientific theories are limited Scientific theories are limited by the beliefs of the Catholic Church.

• Scientific theories are limited by the Absolute Monarch.

Which idea is most closely related to the Enlightenment?

• A violent revolution will never lead to political freedom.

• A king has every right to ignore the will of the people.

• All people have natural rights that should be protected by the government.

• Religious leaders should play a major role in government.

What impact did the Scientific Revolution have on the Catholic Church?

• The Catholic Church tripled in size and grew more powerful

• The Catholic Church took away all power from the Monarchs of Europe because it wanted to establish one Empire.

• The Catholic Church became less powerful because evidence had proved many scientific theories of the Church false.

• The Catholic Church gained more authority and burned all scientific findings discovered during the Revolution

In which of the following categories could the Scientific Revolution be classified as?

• A Political Revolution

• An Intellectual Revolution

• A Trade Revolution

• A Communist Revolution

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.