This man discovered the laws of gravity and invented calculus to prove his theory.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
100
What is the definition of gravity?
What is the process that keeps objects from flying off the earth and holds the solar system together?
100
Who's book believed in direct democracy and thought that people are naturally good but society corrupts them?
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
100
Who said "I disapprove what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Who is Voltaire?
100
Who was the painter who painted "Liberty Leading the People".
What is Eugene Delacroix?
200
This man developed the heliocentric theory (a theory where the sun is at the center of the solar system) and theorized that the earth is round and rotates on its axis as it revolves the sun.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
200
What object did Galileo use to support Nicolaus Copernicus theory of a sun-centered solar system?
What is a telescope?
200
This book stated that absolute monarchy is the best form of government and that people are naturally selfish and evil.
What is Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes?
200
What age had the improvements of weather roads, new farm tool designs, and ship improvement designs.
What is The Age of Reason?
200
Who was a composer that wrote "The Magic Flute".
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
300
Who supported Copernicus's heliocentric theory, published a book supporting his work, this book angered the Catholic Church.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
300
Who discovered planetary motion and elliptical motion (a theory where the planets revolve around the sun in ellipses)?
Who is Johannes Kepler?
300
This book believed the best form of government includes the separation of power into the three branches.
What is The Spirit of Laws by Montesquieu?
300
What year was the Leviathan published?
What is 1651
300
Who was the novelist who wrote "Don Quixote"?
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
400
What did William Harvey discover?
What is the circulation of blood?
400
Why was Copernicus's work not published until after his death?
What is to avoid Catholic Church persecution?
400
What book states that people are sovereign and monarchs are not chosen by God.
What is Two Treatises on Government by John Locke?
400
Who was a political philosopher that incorporated the Enlightenment ideas to the Declaration of Independence and other important documents.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Who was a German composer?
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
500
This man developed the scientific method and his last name is a breakfast food.
Who is Sir Francis Bacon?
500
Who had the idea of geocentric theory and who expanded this theory in the second century A.D.
Who are Aristotle and Ptolemy?
500
This book states the freedom of thought and expression, separation of church and state, and was an influence on the US Bill of Rights and French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
What is Candide by Voltaire?
500
What year was The Spirit of Laws published?
What is 1748?
500
What are some of the new art and literature?
What are paintings depicted classical subjects, live events, natural scenes and portraits?