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Aristotle, Plato and Socrates are examples of _______
Greek Philosophers
Who made improvements to the first telescope after it had been invented in the Netherlands?
Galileo
Montesquieu is known for what political concept?
separation of powers
The first 10 Amendements of the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
What percentage of your grade are your Student Success Journals?
The people of Mesopotamia and Egypt built the first __________.
civilizations
During the Scientific Revolution, discoveries in ______ led to a new concept of the universe.
astronomy
The leaders of the Enlightenment were from which two countries?
England and France
The act that required certain printed materials, such as legal documents and documents and newspapers, to carry a stamp.
Stamp Act
When a government is run by a group of wealthy and or powerful individuals, it is a ______
oligarchy
The concept that absolute monarchs were granted their authority from God.
Who wrote "Principia" which is considered one of the great masterpieces of science, laying out the laws of motion and gravitation.
Isaac Newton
Voltaire
First Amendment
What type of government is the United States?
republic (representative democracy)
What is another name for the "Great Charter" which conferred more rights to nobles
The Magna Carta
What is a system of thought expounded by René Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
rationalism
the concept proposed by Rousseau that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will, and all individuals should be forced to abide by the general will because it represents what is best for the entire community
social contract
A persuasive pamphlet that convinced many colonists it was time to separate from the monarchy.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
What are the two houses of British Parliament
House of Commons and House of Lords
The _________ in the Old Testament had a major impact on future legal codes.
Ten Commandments
Which famous German astronomer famously discovered the comet?
Maria Winklemann
Who wrote/compiled an encyclopedia that covered information from all disciplines
Denis Diderot
a principle where a government is created by and subject to the will of the people
popular sovereignty