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World Studies Unit 1 Level one-vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term best defines the concept that the earth is the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Eurocentric
d)
Egotistical
2.
Which term best defines the concept that the sun is the center of the universe?
a)
heliocentric
b)
geocentric
c)
Ethnocentric
d)
Eurocentric
3.
The 6-step procedure based on observation and experimentation is called...  
a)
Planetary Model
b)
Philosophical Method
c)
Pavlov's Hierarchy of Needs
d)
the Scientific Method
4.

Divine right refers to the belief that...

a)

nobles served monarchs before they served God

b)

people had the right to choose a religion

c)

monarchs received the right to absolute power from God

d)

monarchs and nobles sought divine advice from God

5.

Allows businesses to operate with little or no government intervention. “Government Hands Off”

a)

laissez-faire

b)

natural rights

c)

social contract

d)

natural law

6.

An agreement by which people give up their freedoms for an organized society.

a)

laissez-faire

b)

natural rights

c)

social contract

d)

natural law

7.

Rights that belong to all humans at birth

a)

laissez-faire

b)

natural rights

c)

social contract

d)

natural law

8.

Social gatherings where “Enlightenment” ideas were informally discussed and spread...

a)

debates

b)

clubs

c)

coffee shops

d)

salons

9.

The word scholar means

a)

a person who has studied an area a lot and is an expert

b)

the study of the stars

c)

the study of the earth

d)

a person who studies math

10.

A document that sets the rules and procedures for a government

a)

Monarchy

b)

Consitution

c)

Heliocentric world

d)

Natural Rights

11.

A Form of government where a leader has all of the power and passes that power down to his family

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

12.

Natural Rights refers to

a)

Rights are given to the people when they become a citizen

b)

Rights that people are born with like life, liberty, and people

c)

the laws of nature and how they interact with man

d)

the laws that rule families

13.

A Philosophe or Philosopher is a person who:

a)

Studies medicine and the art of surgery

b)

commits a crime

c)

thinks about big ideas and comes up with possible solutions

d)

enjoys talking about music

14.

Reason during the Englightenment refers to:

a)

the ability to think and form opinions

b)

the cause of something

c)

a form of music

d)

a method used in science

15.

The Scientific Revolution refers to:

a)

a time when new discoveries in science were made that changed what was known

b)

a time when science was not allowed and punished by death

c)

an era where the Catholic church was proven correct on all ideas

d)

a time where kings ruled the world