SR People
Developed the heliocentric model of the Solar System
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
What did the Scientific Revolution primarily focus on?
"Humans are greedy and selfish"
Who is Thomas Hobbes
What was the main goal of the Enlightenment?
Turn back on the authority of the Church and monarchs and base knowledge on whatever could be discovered by humans on their own.
What is the only continent where coffee grows naturally?
Africa
Used a telescope to view the phases of Venus, eclipse of Jupiter's moons, and figured out how tides work.
Who is Galileo
What is a paradigm shift and how does it relate to the SR?
A paradigm shift is a basic change in approach to a scientific question. The SR was a paradigm shift because it changed the way scientists/public viewed the natural world; moving away from accepted beliefs.
"We are born with rights because they are a part of nature - they come from God."
Who is John Locke
What is Skepticism? How does it relate to the Enlightenment?
Doubt as the truth of something. Enlightenment thinkers warned to become skeptics when listening to "truths" of the Church.
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu Complex in Peru?
The Incas
Founded the Law of Inertia, Law of Acceleration, and Law of Action and Reaction
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
Why didn't the Church accept the heliocentric model?
The Church did not accept the heliocentric model because it did not align with their "perfect" universe according to God.
"People are good, but become corrupt by society. A social contract is needed for freedom."
Who is JJR
Which soon to be founded country uses the idea of natural rights, checks and balances, separation of powers, and a social contract from the Enlightenment thinkers?
The USA (founding fathers modeled the DoI after Locke and others)
What gas is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
"Planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun"
Who is Johannes Kepler
Why did challenging the geocentric model start the SR?
Challenging the geocentric model started the SR because it was a previously accepted truth that had a lot of un-answered questions. By questioning this model, other scientists began to question other beliefs.
Established the idea of checks and balances and separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu
What are the Natural Rights that people are born with according to Locke?
Right to life, liberty, and property.
What is a "birdie" in golf?
When you shoot one shot under the par of the hole.
Founded the idea of natural selection
Who is Charles Darwin
How does the SR relate tot he Enlightenment?
Promoted reason and human rights (knowledge through education, self interests, etc.)
Worked 25 years to produce a 28 volume Encyclopedia
Who is Denis Diderot
Which from of government did Hobbes think was the best? Locke? Rousseau?
Absolute Monarchy, Democracy, Representational Body according to the people.
Who wrote the Odyssey?
Homer