World History: The Enlightenment

How did Isaac Newton come up with the idea of gravity?

• Someone told him

• He read a book about it

• An apple fell on his head

• He fell down a hill

What did Galileo use to support the heliocentric theory through observation?

• Thermometers

• Rulers

• Barometers

• Telescopes

This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply REASON to all endeavors:

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

• Revolution

Which form of government did Locke prefer?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Parliament

Which scientist is credited with devising an inductive method of discovery?

• Descartes

• Newton

• Bacon

• Copernicus

Which form of government did Hobbes prefer?

• Absolute Monarchy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Parliament

Hobbes believed that all human were inherently:

• selfish and evil

• intelligent and reasonable

• ambitious and motivated

• poor and irrational

Who wrote about ABSOLUTE monarchs being the best form of government in his book "Leviathan"?

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Montesquieu

A distribution of powers to more than one branch of government:

• natural rights

• Social Contract

• separation of powers

• freedom of religion

Who was responsible for discovering calculus?

• Newton

• Newton and Locke

• Bacon

• Copernicus