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WorksheetsScientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
The invention of the _______________________ helped spread old and new ideas
Printing Press
Microscope
Thermometer
Which of the following would be rooted in OLD Science
Relying on ancient authorities and church teachings
Relying on observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?
By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observation
By reading classic literature
By collecting samples of plant life
By forming new government ideas
•The following ideas come from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. Which most closely relates to the work of John Locke?
•speedy and public trial
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
•Freedom of speech and the press
Innocent until proven guilty
Social gatherings where “Enlightenment” ideas were informally discussed and spread...
debates
clubs
coffee shops
salons
How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers most influence popular revolutions in France and in the United States?
by explaining that society could be improved through scientific discovery
by challenging the belief in the divine right of kings
by stressing the importance of military strength
by examining other countries as models of self-government
How are the Renaissance and the Enlightenment similar?
produced major cultural changes
limited technological advancements
encouraged traditional values
ignored individual achievements
During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...
the level of control governments should have over people
the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit
how their food crops should be grown
how their houses should be arranged
Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?
Nothing, people must obey the government
The people would have a right to revolt
The people would be returned to a state of nature
People would be forced to enter into a social contract
Why didn't the Catholic Church support the Scientific Revolution?
They didn't like scientists
They would lose their authority
They were greedy
They needed more priests
