Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution

German mathematician and astronomer who discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits.

• Montesquieu
• Johannes Kepler
• Voltaire
• Galileo Galilei

Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who invented an accurate telescope and supported Copernicus's ideas.

• Galileo Galilei
• Johannes Kepler
• Sir Francis Bacon
• Sir Isaac Newton

English physicist and mathematician who developed the Laws of Motion and the Law of Gravity.

• Sir Francis Bacon
• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Sir Isaac Newton

Argued that the natural state of mankind is cruel and evil, so they needed a government to keep them “in check.”

• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Hobbes
• Locke

Believed that the government and religion should be separate bodies to prevent conflict.

• Montesquieu
• Hobbes
• Locke
• Voltaire

Argued that there should be a separation of government powers to prevent a single person from becoming too powerful.

• Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Hobbes

Believed that everyone was born with inalienable rights that the government was responsible for protecting

• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Montesquieu

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar in that they:

• strengthened the economy.
• led to the Cold War.
• rejected civil rights.
• encouraged new ideas.

Prior to the Scientific Revolution, what were the two main sources of thinking about the natural world?

• The words of Julius Caesar and the teachings of Buddha
• The words of Cleopatra and the Mayan calendar
• The teachings of Confucius and the U.S. Constitution
• The words of the Bible and the teachings of Aristotle

Which of the following is a central idea from the Age of Enlightenment?

• People should follow the Church
• The government needs to be an absolute monarchy
• Government should never be questioned
• Reason is the only way to find truth