Vocab
Scientific Rev
The Enlightenment
American Rev
Misc.
100
What is the term for the belief that people are born with basic rights that governments should protect?
Natural Rights
100
Which scientist proposed the heliocentric, or Sun-centered, model of the universe?
Nicolaus Copernicus
100
Which Enlightenment thinker argued strongly for freedom of speech and religious tolerance?
Voltaire
100
The Declaration of Independence was influenced by what philosophical movement?
The Enlightenment
100
How many continents are there?
Seven: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
200
What is the term for dividing government power among different branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful?
Separation of Powers
200
Which scientist used a telescope to observe the moons of Jupiter, mountains on the Moon, and sunspots?
Galileo Galilei
200
Which Enlightenment thinker challenged the unequal treatment of women and argued that women should have access to education?
Mary Wollstonecraft
200
What 1765 British law placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents, and other printed materials in the colonies?
The Stamp Act
200
who is this?
Tom from MySpace
300
The federal system is a form of government in which power is
shared between national and state governments
300
Which scientist developed laws of motion and universal gravitation?
Isaac Newton
300
Which Enlightenment thinker helped create the Encyclopedia in an effort to collect and spread knowledge?
Denis Diderot
300
What document formally declared that the American colonies were independent from Britain?
Declaration of Independence
300
If you were driving 60mph, after 1 hour how far would you have gone?
60 miles
400
Rousseau’s concept the social contract, meant what?
a society agrees to be governed by its general will
400
What is the most important difference between the Ptolemaic system and the Copernican system?
what is at the center of the universe
400
Which Enlightenment thinker is most closely associated with the idea of separation of powers?
Montesquieu
400
The first 10 amendments in the US constitution are called...
Bill of Rights
400
What do the stars and srtipes represent on the American flag?
50 states
13 colonies
500
Voltaire championed the religious philosophy of deism, which was based on..
reason and natural law
500
The scientific method grew out of the belief that the world is best understood through..
Direct observation
500
What is another name for the historical period known as the Enlightenment?
Age of Reason
500
What pamphlet did Thomas Paine publish in 1776 that encouraged the colonists to support independence?
Common Sense
500
What is this called
Ipod Shuffle