Which philosopher thought that the role of the government was to ensure people's natural rights?
John Locke
100
A new approach to science that used logical procedures for gathering and testing ideas was known as the ____________ ____________.
Scientific Method
100
The European movement of new ideas that emphasized natural rights and valued reason was known as what?
The Enlightenment
100
In his book "The Leviaton," which Enlightenment thinker expressed his views that all people were more evil than good?
Thomas Hobbes
100
Whose theory stating that the earth revolved around the sun was known as the heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
200
Which French writer and philosopher criticized both the church and the government in his fight for the right to freedom of speech and religion?
Voltaire
200
Copernicus came up with what theory, that claimed the earth revolved around the sun?
Heliocentric theory
200
Starting in the mid-1500s, the new way of thinking about the natural world that questioned old assumptions and theories was know as the ____________ ____________.
Scientific Revolution
200
__________ __________ was an Enlightenment thinker who believe people were more good than evil, and should govern themselves.
John Locke
200
Which scientist stood trial, facing possible torture, for his scientific findings that went against the church?
Galileo Galilei
300
What Greek philosopher and author of "The Republic" believed an aristocracy of the wise would improve society?
Plato
300
Supported by ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and astronomer Ptolemy, the ____________ theory claimed that Earth was the center of the universe.
Geocentric
300
A ____________ is a political system in which citizens rule through representatives.
Republic
300
Whereas John Locke generally believed in a (strong/weak) government, Thomas Hobbes believe the government should be very (strong/weak).
1) weak
2) strong
300
After studying force and motion, which scientist came up with the Law of Gravity, which proved object are held down to the earth by a gravitational force?
Isaac Newton
400
Similar to John Locke, which philosopher passionately believed in individual freedom, and expressed his belief that government should be formed by the "general will" of the people in his book "The Social Contract?"
Jean Jacques Rousseau
400
Along with Rene Descartes, he helped advance the scientific method, arguing that knowledge gained from scientific experiments could help improve people's lives. Who is it?
Francis Bacon
400
Which of the following is an example of a contribution from
Greco-Roman tradition?
a) a written legal code
b) the Ten Commandments
a) a written legal code
400
John Locke expressed his ideas about all people's natural rights to property and personal freedom when he wrote _____ ____________ _____ __________ in the year 1690.
"Two Treatises on Government"
400
Along with Francis Bacon, this revolutionary thinker strongly supported the scientific method. He argued that everything should be questioned until it could be proven by math or logic. Who is it?
Rene Descartes
500
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that women should receive equal education as men, and urged women to enter male-dominated fields like medicine and politics.
Mary Wollstonecraft
500
Johannes Kepler argued that planets orbit the sun in:
a) a circular orbit
b) an elliptical orbit
b) an elliptical orbit
500
The document known as the __________ __________, signed in the year 1215. It tried to limit the power of a monarch and secure rights for people like trial by jury, and protection of life, liberty, and property.
Magna Carta
500
The document written in 1688 that called for the English monarchs to uphold the rights of English citizens was known as the ____________ __________ _____ __________.
English Bill of Rights
500
Originally a mathematician, who proved that planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit, not a circle?