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Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

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Nicholas Copernicus.

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What did Francis Bacon develop?

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The Scientific Method

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What did Isaac Newton explain through the use of mathematics?

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Gravity

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What did the French philosophes promote?

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Natural rights and law.

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Who is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Whose writings influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights?

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John Locke.

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What is the order of the steps used in the scientific method?

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1.Observation of facts and things.
2.Hypotheses to explain observations.
3.Test hypotheses to prove or disprove it.
4.Experiments to show hypotheses as true or false.
5.Hypotheses should be considered a scientific law.

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What was Montesquieu’s influence on the U.S. Constitution?

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Promoted a separation of governmental powers into three branches of government.

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What was the law of universal gravitation?

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The force of gravity not only prevents objects from flying off the revolving earth, but also holds the entire solar system together.

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How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?

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It said that people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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What areas of study were advanced during the scientific revolution?

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Mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry.

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Who described how to make artificially carbonated water commercially?

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Thomas Henry.

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Who said that violence and disorder came naturally to human beings?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Who built his own telescope to prove that Copernicus was correct about smaller heavenly bodies rotating around larger heavenly bodies?

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Galileo Galilei.

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Who showed that the heart pumps blood causing it to circulate through veins in the body?

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William Harvey.

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Who advocated for the creation of an assembly of nations committed to world peace?

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William Penn.

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Who made groundbreaking discoveries in human anatomy by illegally dissecting human bodies?

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Andreas Vesalius.

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Who discovered the existence of oxygen?

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Joseph Priestly.

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Who discovered the nature of combustion (fire)?

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Antoine Lavoisier.

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Who promoted the idea of the right to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke.

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Who used mathematical formulas to prove that the planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit?

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Johannes Kepler.

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Who said that humans are naturally violent and disorderly?

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Thomas Hobbes.

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Who publicly promoted the idea that the Earth rotated on an axis?

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Nicolaus Copernicus.

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Who promoted the idea of the “general will” and the “common good” of the people?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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Who supported the idea of the separation of powers?

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Baron de Montesquieu.

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Who proved that he existed with the statement “I think, therefore I am.”?

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Rene Descartes.

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Whose study of carbon dioxide (CO2) led to the development of carbonated beverages?

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Joseph Priestly.

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Who published his theories on gravity that were inspired by the falling of an apple?

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Isaac Newton.

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Whose ideas led to the development of the scientific method?

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Francis Bacon.

30
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Who believed in pacifism and had a U.S. state named after him?

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William Penn.

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Who promoted the idea of freedom of speech and is best known for the quote” I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”?

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Voltaire.

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What did Baron de Montesquieu believe was the best system of government?

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One in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other from becoming too powerful.

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Who developed Calculus?

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Isaac Newton.

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Whose writings influenced the Declaration of Independence?

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John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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What did Johannes Kepler prove about the planets through the use of mathematics?

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That the planets revolved around the sun.

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Which Danish astronomer set up an observatory to chart the heavenly bodies?

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Tycho Brahe.

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Which science tried to turn common metals into precious metals?

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Alchemy.

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Name three people from the notes who made discoveries about human anatomy.

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1.Andreas Vesalius.
2.William Harvey.
3.Robert Hooke.

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Knowledge of human anatomy was based on the work of whom?

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Galen.

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What form of government did Thomas Hobbes promote?

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The government that is led by an absolute monarch (king).

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What did Thomas Hobbes believe about people?

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That they were naturally violent and disorderly.

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What did Nicholas Copernicus propose about the Earth?

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That it was round, rotated on an axis, revolved around the sun, and that it was the center of the universe.

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What is Deism?

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Belief in God but the denouement of organized faiths.

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How did Rene Descartes begin his search for knowledge?

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By doubting everything that he believed to be true.

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What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe about people?

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That people are mostly good, and that it is society that corrupts them.

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Why was Denis Diderot arrested?

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For editing/publishing the Encyclopedie (it criticized the Catholic Church and praised religious tolerance).

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Which term describes an agreement between the government and the people that they govern?

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Social Contract.

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Who was the founder of the American Quaker colony and also advocated pacifism?

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William Penn.

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Who forced Galileo to publically take back his findings about our solar system?

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Pope Urban VIII.

50
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Who established chemistry as a pure science?

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Robert Boyle.

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