Hf Test 15 Flashcards
The scientific method does not include
Verifying the observation only once
What is not credited to Isaac Newton
Use of the pendulum to measure time
Boyles law says that
Increasing pressure on gas reduces its volume
Who discovered the chemical substance of ammonia, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
Priestly
The eighteenth century intellectual movement is known as the
Enlightenment
The belief that sees reason as the only sure source of knowledge and truth is known as
Rationalism
What is not true concerning the 18th century philosophies
They challenged values of society
The framers of the U.S. Constitution borrowed which idea from Montesquieu
Separation of power
What was the chief means for spreading the ideas of the philosophes
The encyclopedie
The social contract maintained that the “general will” meant
Majority rule
Which school of thought supported the existence of God as creator but denied his involvement in human affairs
Deism
Who is not a pietist
John Wesley
Which preacher never preached in America
August Francke
Isaac watts and Charles Wesley were not both
Scientists
El Greco is known for figures that are
Elongated
What term does not describe the baroque style
Balanced
Dutch painter was known for his effect of contrasting light with dark
Rembrandt
Art style expressed the orderly, formal, and balanced approach of the enlightenment
Neoclassical
Which of the following was not a baroque composer
Haydn
An oratorio is best described as
Combination of vocal and instrumental music telling a sacred story
Not associated with Mozart
Religious cantatas
What theory says that the sun is the center of the universe
Heliocentric
What is reasoning for specific cases to a general conclusion called
Oraction
What philosophy says that everything is part of one great substance called “God”
Pantheism
“All knowledge comes through experience” expresses which philosophy
Empiricism
What were the 18 century social critics known as
Philosophers
What is the 18 century American revival called
Great awakening
What term is applied to music with several intertwined melody lines
Polyphony
Who wrote decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Gibbon
French comedies
Moliere
To err is human, to forgive divine
Pope
Gulliver’s travels
Swift
Robinson Crusoe
Defoe
Outspoken critic of Christianity
Gibbon
Heliocentric theory
Copernicus
Telescope improvements
Galileo
Chemical used to treat disease
Paracelsus
Circulation of blood
Harvey
Vaccination
Jenner
Father of modern chemistry
Lavoisier
Mapmaker
Mercator
Microscope improvements
Leeuwenhoek
Deductive reasoning
Descartes
Inductive reasoning
Bacon
