Scientific Revolution - 2024

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The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….?

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The people

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Why did the Church oppose Galileo?

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His ideas opposed their teachings.

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Why is the Enlightenment considered a major turning point in history?

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People applied observation and reason to question traditional beliefs

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Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people had the right to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke

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Enlightenment thinker to first suggest the separation of powers and checks and balances in government?

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Montesquieu

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How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution? Options: By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observation, By reading classic literature, By collecting samples of plant life, By forming new government ideas

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By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observation

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Which scientist was charged with heresy for supporting Copernicus’s teaching that Earth revolves around the Sun?

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Galileo

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Who spread ideas for equal rights for education for women in the Enlightenment?

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Wollstonecraft

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According to Copernicus, the sun

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Was the center of the Universe (heliocentrism)

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Scientists began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.

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Observation and reason