Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Which factor sparked the start of the Scientific Revolution?

• the increasing popularity of Niccolo Machiavelli's writings

• the renewed interest in religious texts from ancient Greece

• the scientific investigations of Leonardo da Vinci

• the humanist thought that developed in England during the Renaissance

Which activity was central to process of learning that was developed during the Scientific Revolution?

• explaining the past

• constructing laboratories

• analyzing government documents

• observing the physical universe

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

• challenged established scientific knowledge

• questioned claims made in biblical passages

• provided explanations for the workings of nature

• believed science was the highest moral authority

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

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

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

• the workings of the natural world

• the presence of the divine nature

• the effects of society on the individual

• the workings of advanced technology

Which view was criticized most strongly by the thinkers who led the Scientific Revolution?

• The main reason to investigate nature is to improve human life

• The ancient Greeks and Romans understood the world better than modern Europeans

• The values and morals that should govern human life differ from one society to another

• the Bible provides adequate answers to all of humanity's questions about the natural world

In what way did Enlightenment philosophers reflect the central ideas of both Greek democracy and Roman republicanism?

• They taught that rule by an elite class of nobles is necessary for running a government.

• They thought government should represent the will of its citizens

• They argued that a merit-based system is the best method for selecting government officials.

• They felt that rule by a strong central leader is the only way to govern effectively.

The concept of ​ (a)   was most central to the political ideas of ​ (b)  

• humanism
• Thomas Hobbes
• Yo Daddy
• John Locke
• individualism

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) John Locke

,

(b) Thomas Hobbes

,

(c) Both

• Democracy

• citizens give rights for protection

• Sovereign with Absolute Power

• Tabula Rasa

• Protect individual righ

• government needed to escape State of Nature

• People are selfish

• natural rights

• desire to improve society

• Monarchy

• Enlightenment philosopher

A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was...

• a desire to improve society

• faith in traditional religious beliefs

• support for democratic forms of government

• a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity