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100

Heliocentric Theory, that the sun is the center of the universe, was established by this person.

Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?

100

This is the cause Mary Wollstonecraft fought ardently for.

What is Rights for Women?

100

Term for the meeting places where the ideas of the enlightenment were spread. 

What are salons?

100
This revolution followed the spread of Enlightenment ideas. 

What is the American Revolution?

100

This US state is directly above Texas. 

What is Oklahoma?

200

Isaac Newton is best known for creating this. 

What is the Law of Gravity?

200

'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. This Enlightenment philosopher had the greatest impact on this phrase from the Declaration of Independence, by Thomas Jefferson. 

Who was John Locke?

200

Denis Diderot created this to help spread information about the world.

What is the encyclopedia?

200

This was the final authority with regard to most knowledge before the Scientific Revolution (1500s).

What is the church/Bible? (antient Greek and Roman thinkers)

200

This country is the northern most country in North America.

What is Canada?

300

The work of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes helped create what?

What is the Scientific Method?

300

This idea, taken from Montesquieu, became an integral part of the American system of government. 

What is the separation of power or checks and balances?

300

New artistic style the replaced the baroque style which stressed grace, elegance, and simplicity.

What is neoclassical?

300
This Enlightened Despot increased religious toleration, reduced censorship, torture, improved education, and abolished serfdom. 

Who is  Joseph II?

300
This is what the A in the CATS matrix stand for. 

What is accountable?

400

What is the correct sequence of the steps in the scientific method?

What is observation, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion?

400

This person was a strong advocate for freedom of religion and freedom of speech during the Enlightenment.

Who was Voltaire?

400

A system in which rulers tried to rule by enlightenment ideas while still maintaining their royal powers.

What is Enlightened Despot?

400

Hobbes and Locke had differing ideas about people and government which includes what ideas?

What are people are naturally selfish; absolute monarchs to protect society and people are good and can govern themselves; governments should protect natural rights?

400

These two MLB teams will be playing in the 2020 World Series. 

Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the... Atlanta Braves or Los Angeles Dodgers?

500

This person was imprisoned for heresy after using a telescope, his creation, to prove Copernicus's Heliocentric Theory as accurate. 

Who was Galileo?

500

The idea of a direct democracy is explained by Rousseau in his book _______ ________ ______

What is The Social Contract?
500

These two areas represent where Enlightenment ideas spread to.

What are European society and colonial America?

500

This Enlightenment thinker believed that punishment should fit the crime.

Who was Beccaria?

500
This is the secretary in the Trimble High School office. 

Who is Amy Exline?

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