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