AdvanceWorldSr&En2024

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

• was stimulated by a revived interest in ancient authorities from the medieval period
• directly resulted from reaction and revolt against the social and historical condition of the Middle ages
• was largely due to a monastic revolution in education
• an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellectual and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries

The heliocentric theory is

• sun centered
• earth centered

Enlightenment thinkers contributed to the development of democratic government through their belief that -

• most changes in government are dangerous
• absolute monarchy is the most effective form of government
• governments are instituted to protect citizens' rights
• popular liberties should be limited by the need for social order

In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to --

• keep kings in power
• regulate the economy
• expand territory
• protect natural rights

The political philosopher, Baron Charles de Montesquieu published Spirit of the Laws in the 18th century. His model of government resulted in the development of -

• constitutions including a bill of rights
• three branches of government with shared power
• nation-states ruled by a few wealthy men
• voting rights being extended to all landowners

Which of the following was a significant effect of the European Enlightenment period?

• It provided the intellectual spark for the American and French Revolutions
• It marked an end to the humanism that had developed during the Renaissance
• It forced the individual to recognize that God is supremely powerful
• It led to a revival of feudalism in northern Europe

The greatest influence on these political ideas came from the

• Justinian Code
• Theories of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Philosophy of Machiavelli
• Writings of John Locke

Which statement best reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment?

• Statement 1
• Statement 2
• Statement 3
• Statement 4

The geocentric theory is

• sun centered
• earth centered

The cosmological views of the later Middle Ages held that which of the following was the center of the universe.

• the sun
• the earth
• the heavens
• the moon