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100
Many people thought the Earth was the center of the universe, which is known as this.
What is geocentric?
100
The idea of a "blank mind" came from this philosopher.
Who is John Locke?
100
After losing in the Seven Years' War, the British passed off their debt to the colonists by enacting what act.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
This man came up with the laws of gravity.
Who is Isaac Newton?
100
This United States document shows us Enlightenment ideas.
What is the Declaration of Independence or Constitution?
200
The idea that the earth was actually not the center of the universe was known as this.
What is heliocentric?
200
Adam Smith, the father of economics, contributed this idea to the field of economics. It means that the government should be kept out of business.
What is Laissez Faire?
200
The type of government where the state and national governments share power.
What is a federal system?
200
This woman came is the founder of the modern women's rights movement.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
200
This man came up with the idea of checks and balances.
Who is Montesquieu?
300
This man gave his name to the model that represented the "Earth Centered Model."
What is Ptolemy?
300
Female philosophers were not taken seriously during the Enlightenment if they tried to do this.
What is publishing books under their own names?
300
This document shows us rights based on Enlightenment ideas.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
What city was the first one to have a daily newspaper?
What is London?
300
This art form represented grace, charm, and gentle action.
What is rococo?
400
This man mathematically proved that the Earth was not the center of the universe.
Who is Copernicus?
400
This man is known as the father of rationalism.
Who is Rene Descartes?
400
This country was the world's major power at the end of the Seven Years' War.
What is Great Britain?
400
This person was an example of a ruler who tried to keep Enlightenment ideas in their rule.
Who is Frederick the Great, Maria Teresa, Joseph II, etc?
400
This person was affiliated with art in the Enlightenment period.
Who is Mozart, Haydn, Handel, or Bach?
500
This man came up with a chronometer, which helped determine a ship's exact position.
Who is James Cook?
500
The goal of most philosophers was to help make society _____.
What is better?
500
This country helped out the United States in the war against Great Britain and received Canada as territory for winning.
What is France?
500
This person/group was Galileo's main critic.
What is the Catholic Church?
500
This man invented the printing press.
Who is Johann Gutenberg?