Enlightenment And Scientific Revolution
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The Scientific Revolution can be best described as...?
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A new way of thinking about the natural world based upon careful observaion and being able to question accepted beliefs
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The realization that the Earth was round instead of flat during the Age of Discovery
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The discovery of nulclear energy as a main source of power
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An acceptance that the Catholic Church was the only true source of knowledge
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The Royal Fifth refers to...?
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The 20% tax paid to the Spanish crown by its Latin American colonies
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The Catholic churches demanded by the king in South America
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The slaves brought over to work the sugar plantations in the Caribbean
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The Spanish military stationed in Latin America
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A. The 20% tax paid to the Spanish crown by its Latin American colonies -
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Select the best definition of revolution.
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Change
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War
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Conflict
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Independence
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A. Change -
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John Locke believed in the concept of natural rights of the indiividual. What US document did he later help influence in our national history?
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Gettysburg Address
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US Constitution
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Declaration of Independence
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Emancipation Proclamation
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A. Declaration of Independence -
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The heliocentric theory suggested that...?
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Earth is the only planet able to sustain life
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The sun is the center of our solar system
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All humans have one common ancestor
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The sun will eventually turn into a black hole
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A. The sun is the center of our solar system -
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Which scientist does not belong with the Enlightenment/Scientfiic Revolution Era?
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Issac Newton
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Galilelo Galilei
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Francis Bacon
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Albert Einstein
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A. Albert Einstein -
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Montesquieu's philosophy can be found in which famous American document?
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Treaty of Paris
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Declaration of Independence
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US Constitution
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Gettysburg Address
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A. US Constitution -
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