Quiz 17 Flashcards
The Seven Years’ War involved a dispute over all of the following EXCEPT __________
Prussian and Austrian claims in Silesia.
French and British claims in India.
Russian and Austrian claims in Silesia.
French and British claims in North America.
Russian and Austrian claims in Silesia.
The salons were NOT noted for being __________
places where invited guests discussed the new ideas of the philosophes.
places where artists developed a new artistic movement.
places where women became influential in politics, literature, and art.
all of these answers.
places where artists developed a new artistic movement.
Many eighteenth-century intellectuals believed they could __________
apply the scientific method to the workings of human society.
discover the natural laws that governed human society.
all of these answers.
change people by changing their environment.
All of these answers
A breakthrough in medicine came when the work of __________ replaced Galen’s teachings on human anatomy.
Margaret Cavendish
Andreas Vesalius
Robert Boyle
Antoine Lavoisier
Andreas Vesalius
Using his telescope as a tool to observe the heavens, Galileo discovered that __________
orbits of planets around the sun are elliptical.
the sun is at the center of the universe.
there are mountains on the moon.
the heavenly bodies are pure orbs of light.
there are mountains on the moon.
A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world was _________________________.
laissez-faire Ptolemaic rationalism enlightened absolutism federal system heliocentric the scientific method inductive reasoning mestizo
the scientific method
English philosopher Francis Bacon __________
made a complete separation between mind and matter.
called for scientists to use inductive reasoning rather than relying on the ideas of ancient authorities.
developed the universal law of gravity.
was the father of rationalism.
called for scientists to use inductive reasoning rather than relying on the ideas of ancient authorities.
Which statement does NOT characterize colonial Latin America?
Latin America was a multiracial society.
Colonial officials were closely regulated by Spanish and Portuguese rulers.
Spanish and Portuguese landowners created immense estates.
Spanish and Portuguese rulers were determined to Christianize the native peoples.
Colonial officials were closely regulated by Spanish and Portuguese rulers.
From the beginning, __________ supplied arms, money, and manpower to the North American colonies during their war for independence.
France
Portugal
Spain
The Dutch Republic
France
The United States’s first plan of government, the __________, did not provide for a strong central government.
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The influence of Enlightenment beliefs is visible in the art style of rococo, which __________
emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action.
stressed grandeur and power.
was expressed mostly in religious themes.
used big, bold design elements.
emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action.
According to the Ptolemaic system, __________
the moon revolves around the earth.
the sun is at the center of the universe.
the planetary bodies travel in elliptical orbits.
the universe is a series of concentric spheres.
the universe is a series of concentric spheres.
Of the absolutist rulers, only __________ sought truly radical changes based on Enlightenment ideas.
Frederick the Great
Catherine the Great
Maria Theresa
Joseph II
Joseph II
All of the following helped spread the ideas of the philosophes EXCEPT __________
the Church.
books.
magazines.
salons.
The church
The ideas of __________ about separation of power in government were later incorporated into the United States Constitution.
Locke
Diderot
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Montesquieu
