Age of Revolutions

He is considered the father of modern philosophy

• Copernicus

• Descartes

• Newton

This new idea of the universe destroyed the old Ptolemaic geo-centric (earth centered) idea of the universe

• Heliocentric (sun centered)

• Geocentric (earth centered)

• String Theory

The belief that the earth and the planets circle around the sun is called the

• Heliocentric Theory

• Geocentric Theory

What theory says that the sun circled around the earth and the planets?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers had the idea of a government having "3 branches of government?"

• Voltaire

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers had the idea of "natural rights?"

• Smith

• Washington

• Locke

This Enlightenment thinker is known for his "Social Contract"

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Locke

This Enlightenment thinker is know for his idea of "Freedom of Speech?"

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Women were given limited interaction with Enlightenment idea, ran salons and had a few notable authors.

• True

• False

What did the American colonists sign to let England know how they felt about new taxes

• The Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution