The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution

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Which Enlightenment thinker was best known for believing that people did not have the right to change their government once they chose safety over total freedom?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that people are allowed to replace or even overthrow a bad government?

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John Locke

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Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government corrupted people and they were better off in their own state of nature?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Who is considered the father of modern astronomy and known for the heliocentric theory of the universe?

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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What organization supported the geocentric theory of the universe and threatened scientists for their findings about the world around us?

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The Catholic Church

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Who is considered to be the father of modern physics? He established the three laws of motion

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Isaac Newton

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Which scientist was first to dissect the human body, making him the father of biology?

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Vesalius

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Who was the father of analytical geometry, connecting math to science?

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René Descartes

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Who was the scientist given credit for establishing the scientific method?

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Francis Bacon

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Which theory of the universe is considered to be accurate for current times?

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heliocentric