Module 11 Post Assignment

Which statement best describes the change that occurred during both the Renaissance and the Enlightenment?

a new questioning spirit and attitude emerged

Industrialization in England resulted in all of the following EXCEPT?

the elimination of social distinctions between the middle and working class

Galileo's ideas on motion included?:

the principle of inertia.

All of the following were causes of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT?:

the active support of the papacy.

Medieval science was primarily based on?

a blending of Christian theology and the writings of classical authors.

Francis Bacon held the belief that assumptions should be tested many times before they were accepted. How did his ideas change society during the Scientific Revolution?

They moved people away from the idea of faith to that of observable truths.

Which condition is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society?

availability of investment capital

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support

a society in which the people chose the ruler

Absolutisim

a system of government in which a ruler holds total power

Which speaker's statement best reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment?

c

English philosopher Francis Bacon __________

called for scientists to use inductive reasoning rather than relying on the ideas of ancient authorities

Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in

changing the relationship between people and their government

A major result of the Industrial Revolution was the

concentration of workers in urban areas

During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, one similarity in the work of many scientists and philosophers was that they

examined natural laws governing the universe

Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

experimentation and observation

The Scientific Revolution challenged Christianity because?

it undermined the literal interpretation of the Bible.