Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution

Which one of Thomas Jefferson's documents was influenced by ideas of the Enlightenment?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of Virginia

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

Political philosophies of the Enlightenment fueled revolution in the Americas and what other country?

• France

• England

• Russia

• China

Which term best defines the concept that the sun is the center of the universe?

• heliocentric
• geocentric
• Ethnocentric
• Eurocentric

Define "social contract"

• an entire society of Imperial Stormtroopers

• The document that allows the people to vote for their kings

• an entire society agrees to be governed by its king

• The thought that the government doesn't come from the king's divine right but from the will of the people

Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?

• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Hobbes
• Voltaire

In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to

• Keep kings in power

• regulate the economy

• expand territory

• protect natural rights

Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• the heliocentric theory
• the scientific method
• the theory of scientifc rationalism
• the theory of universal gravitation

Who used a telescope to further support the Heliocentric Theory?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolas Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Rene Descartes

What impact did the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment have on the world?

• Humans discovered new things and used knowledge to help solve problems.
• People learned about science and no longer needed religion in their lives.
• New technologies helped to limit wars.
• Increased learning allowed people to spend less time experimenting to make new discoveries.

What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  

• That Jupiter had four moons
• That the planets revolved around the earth 
• That the sun was the biggest star
• That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun