Ideas of the Enlightenment and Science

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What was a major cause for the rise of new ideas during the Scientific Revolution? Options: The decline of trade routes, The invention of the printing press, The fall of the Roman Empire, The discovery of America

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The invention of the printing press

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Which ideology was NOT a result of the Enlightenment? Absolutism, Deism, Natural rights, Social contract

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Absolutism

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How did the Protestant Reformation influence the Enlightenment?

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It encouraged questioning of traditional authority.

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What was one effect of the Enlightenment on the revolutionary period?

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Promotion of democratic ideals

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Which of the following is a central idea of the Scientific Revolution? Divine right of kings, Geocentric theory, Scientific method, Feudalism

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Scientific method

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Who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe?

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Which thinker is associated with the concept of natural rights? Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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John Locke

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What is the significance of salons during the Enlightenment?

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They were gatherings for intellectual discussion.

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Which of the following was NOT a key thinker of the Scientific Revolution? Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Francis Bacon

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Thomas Hobbes

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What is the main idea behind the social contract theory?

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Individuals consent to form a government for mutual benefit.