From scientific Revolution to Enlightenment
The eighteenth-century Agricultural Revolution resulted in
an increased European population
Many philosophes, such as Voltaire, beieved that governmental reform would be accomplished by
benevolent absolutist monarchs
In Emile, Rousseau
called for a "natural" education free of the artificial encumbrances imposed by institutions such as the church
All of the following ideas are associated with the work of John Locke
education reform; the right of revolution; the state of nature; empiricism
Catherine the Great
extended Russia's territorial holdings at the expense of the Crimean Tatar
The Scientific Revolution overturned the accepted ideas of which of the following?
Aristotle
Of the following astronomers, which did NOT accept the heliocentric theory?
Brahe
Both Rene Descartes and Francis Bacon articulated theories of the scientific method in the seventeenth century. A major difference between the theories involves
Descartes's emphasis on the importance of mathematics
Which of the following rulers exemplified the theory of enlightened despotism?
Frederick II of Prussia
Whose Spirit of the laws, 1748, served as a basis for the American Constitution's "separation of powers"?
Montesquieu
The Scientific Revolution can be said to have begun with the heliocentric astronomy of Copernicus and to have climinated with the scientific synthesis of
Newton
What is the best explanation for Isaac Newton's importance to the scientific revolution?
Newton provided an explanation of the systematic organization of the universe.
Which best characterized Enlightened Despotism?
The monarch rules with absolute authority for the good of the people.
Which was NOT a cause of the scientific revolution?
The search for the physical location of the soul within the body
One of the earliest controversial ideas that arose during the scientific revolution was the
heliocentric model of the universe
The enclosure movement contributedto the agricultural revolution because
it consolidated land.
The philosophes shared the following characteristics
most accepted the philosophical principles of John Locke; most accepted the philosophical principles of John Locke; most were Deists; most rejected organized religion
A philosophe of 18th century France would
oppose religious intolerance and superstition
Kepler's relationship to the Copernican thesis was to
provide mathematical proof for it
Enlightened monarchs of the eighteenth century supported all of the following
religious toleration; secular & technical education; administrative reform; increased economic productivity
The eighteenth-century philosophes believed that society could best achieve progress through
scientific empiricism
"Ecrasez l'infame," Voltaire's slogan of "crush the infamous thing," called for the suppression of
the church
A major result of Poland's inability to create a strong, centralized monarchy in the eighteenth century was
the eventual partition of the Polish state by its powerful neighbors.
The chief difference between the scientific revolution and th Enlightenment is
the focus of intellectual inquiry
Rousseau's concept of the ideal government was centered on
the general will
Which of the following most directly led to the rise of deism in the eighteenth century?
the mechanistic cosmology of Newton
The model of the universe which resulted from the scientific work of Galileo and Newton embraced
the science of mechanics
Which was a major characteristic of the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century?
uncovering much knowledge about the physical world; growth of a learned society, such as the Royal Society of London; a modern scientific method developed that stressed reason over tradition; challenged medieval superstition and general acceptance of Aristotle's theories
The Enlightenment
was based upon the assumption that science and reason can explain all things