Enlightenment Review

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?

• By careful observation of nature and willingness to question old beliefs

• By reading classic literature

• By collecting samples of plant life

• By forming new government ideas

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that this ability is unique to humans.

• the ability to Reason
• the ability to Think
• the ability to follow natural laws
• the ability to feel emotions

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that governments should reflect:

• monarchies
• the church
• natural laws
• science

[p1] What was "the Enlightenment"?

• An 18th-century movement of intellectuals whose favorite word was "reason."

• A form of government in which the executive, legislative, & judicial branches limit & control each other through a system of checks & balances.

• An 18th-century religious philosophy based on reason & natural law.

• A view of human nature that emphasized individual happiness at the expense of the broader society.

[p1] The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to...

• keep society the same.

• make progress toward a better society.

• become richer and more powerful.

• return to the social norms of the Bible.

[p4] The Catholic Church attacked Galileo because he defended they system that said the _______ revolved around the ______.

• Earth... Sun

• Sun... Earth

• Stars... Moon

• Moon... Earth

How did the Catholic Church react to the heliocentric view of Copernicus and Galileo?

• They accepted the idea of the heliocentric theory as truth

• The Church asked Galileo to spread his ideas to all believers

• The church condemned the ideas as heretical (against their teaching)

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Which theory originally stated that the sun was the center of the solar system?

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Eurocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory (with planets orbiting in ellipses)

What types of changes did the printing press facilitate?

• books more available to the public

• made sharing information across large areas possible

• Spread the ideas of the Enlightenment 

• ALL OF THE ABOVE