Chapter 1 (WORLD)

"Natural Philosophers" made observations about the natural world.

• True

• False

Which of the following invention encouraged new ways of thinking during the Scientific Revolution?

• Telescope

• Computer

• Printer

• Looking Glass

The systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence is known as...

• Inductive Reasoning

• Rationalism

• An Experiment

• The Scientific Method

The system of checks and balances in the United States federal government was derived from the ideas of...

• Locke

• Voltiare

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

The geocentric model places Earth at the _______

• Center

• Top

• End

• Upside down

The French Term "philosophe" is used to refer to intellectuals during the

• Middle Age

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Eastern World

The Enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought by

• Encouraging the poor to take up arms

• Stressing the importance of the monarchy

• Designing a common government

• Applying reason and rational thought to everyday life

Who believed that every person was born with a tabula rasa, or blank mind/slate?

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Frederick the Great

The Declaration of Independence states "that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it" These words describe the enlightened idea of a

• need to ensure a representative government

• return to a society that has no central authority

• social Contract between government and the people

• revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government

What Enlightenment idea is Locke writing about here?

"If man in the state of nature is free, and lord of his own possessions, why will he give up his freedom? The answer is that right in the state of nature are constantly exposed to attack by others. Hence each man joins in society to preserve his life, liberty and property. Whenever the ruler endeavors to take away the property of the people, or reduce them to slavery.... they are removed from any further obedience and left to... rise up with force and violence."

• Seperation of church and state

• Natural rights

• Social Contract

• Laissez-faire