Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment Test Review

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

What did Galileo Improve?

• The astrolabe
• the stars
• The Telescope
• cat food.

John Locke argued that all people had the right to ________________. 

• Own slaves
• Choose their religious beliefs
• Pursuit of happiness
• Life, liberty, and property

A period during the 1600s and 1700s when people used reason to guide people's thoughts about society. 

• Enlightenment
• Captialism
• Renaissance
• Reformation

Which of the Enlightenment philosophers believed the three branches of government should check the powers of one another?

• Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Locke

What document did John Locke's ideas influence?

• English Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Great Charter
• Magna Carter

What is Denis Diderot known for?

• Creating the first dictionary
• Creating the first encyclopedia
• Discovering moons of Neptune
• Writing a book which states the basic knowledge and skills all people should have

You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property

• A. philosophe
• B. natural rights
• C. separation of power
• D. checks and balances

Which huge set of books were published in the 1700's?

• Harry Potter 
• Classical Accounts of World History
• Encyclopedia 
• Percy Jackson & the Olympians

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.