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WorksheetsPeople of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenm
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Famous for being the first to create the theory that the sun was the center of the universe.
a)
Brahe
b)
Copernicus
c)
Hooke
d)
Bacon
2.
Geocentric Theory stated that the _______ was the center of the universe
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Mars
3.
This man developed the laws of gravity
a)
Sir Galileo
b)
Nicholas Copernicus
c)
Sir Tyro Brahe
d)
Sir Isaac Newton
4.
This man confirmed the heliocentric theory correct after using a telescope and studying astronomy.
a)
Boyle
b)
Galileo
c)
Hooke
d)
Brach
5.
Which group was not excited about the new discoveries of the Scientific Revolution because it often proved them wrong?
a)
monarchs
b)
nobles
c)
merchants
d)
Church
6.
The ______ was a time when philosophers tried to use reason and logic to understand people and governments.
a)
Crusades
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Black Death
d)
University
7.
A champion for women's rights during the Enlightenment
a)
Hobbes
b)
Wollstonecraft
c)
Beccaria
d)
Montesquieue
8.
Major believer in the right to the freedom of speech
a)
Voltaire
b)
Hobbes
c)
Beccaria
d)
Locke
9.
Had a negative outlook on humans. He thought humans were naturally selfish, cruel and needy.
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieue
d)
Wollstonecraft
10.
He believed that a government need to have multiple branches of power. He thought the best was 3 branches with a legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
a)
Beccaria
b)
Locke
c)
Hobbes
d)
Montesquieu
11.
This man had a more positive look on humans and thought governments should exist to protect the natural rights of people. Those natural rights include life, liberty, and right to own property.
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Beccaria
d)
Voltaire
12.
He pushed for the rights of those accused of crimes such as a right to fair and speedy trial by jury and no more capital punishment. His idea was that the punishment should fit the crime.
a)
Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Beccaria
13.
His idea of a perfect government was a small village with direct democracy where everyone works together for the good of all people.
a)
Rousseau
b)
Wollstonecraft
c)
Hobbes
d)
Beccaria
14.
This man thought that an absolute monarchy was the best form of government
a)
Locke
b)
Rousseau
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
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