Ch. 11 Sec. 5-6 S.S

Question 1

The process of looking at specific facts and making a rule or general principle based on those facts.

Answer 1

Inductive reasoning

Question 2

A belief that goes against church teachings.

Answer 2

Hersey

Question 3

The belief that knowledge is gained by thinking through reason.

Answer 3

Rationalism

Question 4

The idea that the sun is at the center of the solar system.

Answer 4

Heliocentric theory

Question 5

A Polish astronomer who established the theory of the earth not being the center of the solar system but that the sun is.

Answer 5

Copernicus

Question 6

A German astronomer Who proved the motions of the planets around the sun.

Answer 6

Johannes Kepler

Question 7

An Italian mathematician that constructed the telescope that supported the theory of the sun centering the solar system.

Answer 7

Galileo Galilei

Question 8

In English mathematician famous for laws of gravitation and developed the rules of modern science.

Answer 8

Isaac newton

Question 9

A French philosopher known as the father of modern philosophy for defining a starting point of modern life.

Answer 9

Renè Descartes

Question 10

The contribution of Greek Jewish Muslim and Renaissance scholars to the scientific revolution

Answer 10

These people were very important from all over the place because they started a foundation for modern science.

Question 11

Explain the importance of the scientific method and how it was impacted the way we study the world.

Answer 11

They used to just guess and say it was right and with the scientific method people experimented and decided things from trial and error rather than just guessing.

Question 12

Rights that belong to all people from birth

Answer 12

Natural rights

Question 13

Divided power among three branches of government

Answer 13

Separation of powers

Question 14

The idea that women should enjoy the same rights as men

Answer 14

Feminism

Question 15

In unwritten agreement between people and their government that gives the rights and duties of each

Answer 15

Social contract

Question 16

Allowing others to hold the leaves that are different from one’s own

Answer 16

Tolerance

Question 17

Argued that government has a responsibility to protect the natural rights. The government has the power to punish people who break laws but these punishment should be for the public good.

Answer 17

John Locke

Question 18

Argued that government power should be divided he suggested dividing the powers of the government into the three different branches and had to do with checks and balances.

Answer 18

Montesquieu

Question 19

Believe people should choose their own thoughts on religion thought they needed tolerance because of religious wars.

Answer 19

Voltaire

Question 20

Wrote a book about women’s rights that was the first major work of feminism.

Answer 20

Mary Wollstonecraft

Question 21

Thought the best way for a nation to become wealthy was to allow free trade countries benefit from government not blocking trade

Answer 21

Adam Smith

Question 22

A French philosopher who wrote about the social contract he thought entering the social contract had often lost their liberty by giving power to the governments that did not protect the common good.

Answer 22

Jean-Jacques Rousseau