REVIEW- The Enlightenment

Why was Galileo considered controversial during his time?

• He supported the Catholic Church completely
• He never published any scientific work
• He used the Scientific Method to challenge existing beliefs
• He supported absolute monarchy

How did the Scientific Method fundamentally change human understanding of the world?

• By maintaining traditional beliefs
• By supporting absolute monarchies
• By reinforcing religious explanations
• By introducing direct observation and experimentation

What was the primary significance of Copernicus's heliocentric theory?

• It had no scientific importance
• It challenged the Catholic Church's geocentric worldview
• It completely proved the Earth was flat
• It supported absolute monarchy

How did the Gutenberg printing press transform European society?

• It reduced literacy rates
• It increased book availability from 30,000 to 12,000,000
• It supported monarchical control
• It had minimal impact on communication

What characterized the Enlightenment's approach to understanding human institutions?

• Questioning traditional concepts through reason
• Supporting divine right of kings
• Blind acceptance of traditional authority
• Complete rejection of scientific thinking

What was the core principle of the 'Divine Right of Kings'?

• Kings were elected democratically
• Kings had no political power
• Kings were believed to be chosen directly by God
• Kings were selected by popular vote

How did Isaac Newton contribute to scientific understanding?

• He developed Laws of Motion
• He supported geocentric theory
• He discovered electricity
• He invented the telescope

What was the primary intellectual shift during the Age of Reason?

• Relying on reason instead of faith
• Using faith to explain phenomena
• Rejecting all scientific inquiry
• Supporting absolute monarchy

How did the Enlightenment impact political revolutions?

• It directly influenced American and French Revolutions
• It rejected democratic principles
• It had no impact
• It supported monarchical systems

What was Francis Bacon's key contribution to science?

• Supporting religious explanations
• Developing the Scientific Method
• Inventing the telescope
• Proving the Earth was round