Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

John Locke's central political value was

• the protection of individual rights.

• equal distribution of wealth.

• designing governments around biblical teachings.

• nullified by the exploration of central Africa.

A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was

• there was not a common theme among the enlightenment thinkers

• faith in traditional religious beliefs.

• a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity.

• support for democratic forms of government.

The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they

• loved anatomy

• traveled frequently to Africa

• questioned claims made in biblical passages.

• valued natural resources.

The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?

• Galileo 

• Kepler

• Lloyd 

• John Adams

During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining

• how government affects the individual.

• Life

• advanced chemistry

• the workings of the natural world

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is called

• heliocentricity

• planetary alignment

• geocentric

• cell theory 

The idea that the sun is the center of our universe

• Hawkin Theory

• Heliocentric 

• Applied astronomy 

• Geocentric 

Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the

• laws of motion

• telescope

• scientific method

• gravity 

In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best form of government included a separation of powers.

• True

• False

Thomas Hobbes believed that

• the enlightenment thinkers were naturally silly

• people are naturally greedy and selfish therefore should only be governed by an absolute monarch (king).

• people are for the most part good people but society corrupts us to be bad

• in the tabula rasa theory