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
