Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment AOL Review

Who said "I believe that all people are equal and all titles of nobility should be abolished."

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Locke

What is a similarity between the Scientific and the Enlightenment revolutions?

• contributed to the end of feudalism

• placed great value on traditional beliefs

• emphasized the value of human reasoning

• had the support of the roman catholic church

Who said "I believe all people are born with natural rights and can rebel against an unjust ruler."

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

Who said "I believe there should be a system of checks and balances in the government."

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

Which individual was challenged by the Catholic Church for their belief in the Heliocentric theory?
Remember: Heliocentric means all things orbit around the sun. Geocentric is all things orbit around the earth.

• Erathosthenes & Robert Boyle

• Nicolaus Copernicus & Galileo Galilei

• Thomas Aquinas & Pythagoras

• Archimedes & Isaac Newton

The influence of the Scientific Revolution was reflected in which Enlightenment idea?

• promoting the abolition of religion

• supporting traditional social differences

• justifying the rule of absolute monarchs

• explaining the world through natural laws

Which of the following persons is correctly matched to the scientific achievement?

• Copernicus - Heliocentric Theory

• Galileo - Geocentric Theory

• Newton - Elliptical orbits

• Kepler - Gravity

Which of the following was an effect of the Scientific Revolution?

• The belief that heavenly bodies moved in perfect circular orbits

• Reliance on ancient authorities to explain the physical world

• Improvements in medicine and scientific instruments

• the belief that the earth was the center of the universe

Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?

• a faith in science

• a more secular outlook

• a belief in progress

• all of the answer choices listed

If I was giving a name to a chart that included the following individuals and their achievements, what would be the most appropriate title for the chart?

The individuals are Galileo Galilei, Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton. Their achievements range from experimentation with objects in motion, found that as gas pressure increased the volume of the gas decreased, and connected the speed of falling objects on Earth with the movements of planets.

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Renaissance

• The Kings

• The Enlightenment