Flashcards in history: chpt. 10 test Deck (124)
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Sun-centered model of the universe
Heliocentric
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Egg-shaped
Elliptical
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Law of universal attraction
Gravity
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His observations suggested that planets had substance
Galileo
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He developed laws of planetary motion
Kepler
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The scientific method was all of the following EXCEPT…
A. Systematic procedure
B. Based on collecting and analyzing evidence
C. Reliant on the use of ancient authorities
D. Crucial to the evolution of science
C. Reliant on the use of ancient authorities
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Inductive reasoning involved
Proceeding from the particular to the general
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René Descartes believed in one absolute truth,
His own existence
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Rationalism is the belief that
Reason is the chief source of knowledge
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Francis Bacon, who developed the scientific method, was a
Philosopher
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Philosophers, writers, economists, social reformers
Philosophes
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System of political limits and controls
Separation of powers
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To let (people) do (what they want)
Lasses-faire
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Idea that God lets the universe run by its own laws
Deism
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Interests of the Physiocrats and Adam Smith
Natural economic laws
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In "The Wealth of Nations", Adam Smith gave all of the following roles to government EXCEPT…
A. Protection (the army)
B. Defense (the police)
C. Religion (the church)
D. Public works
C. Religion (the church)
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Rousseau argued that society should be governed by…
A. The military
B. The church
C. A monarch
D. A social contract
D. A social contract
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Rousseau believed in all of the following EXCEPT…
A. Balance of heart and mind
B. Abolition of the church
C. Rule of the general will
D. Education fostering natural instincts
B. Abolition of the church
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Diderot's Encyclopedia was used to…
Attack religious superstition
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Montesquieu's ideas were used in
The United States Constitution
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New, graceful, enthusiastic artistic style of the 1730s
Rococo
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Handel's best known religious work
Messiah
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Monarchical rule by Enlightenment principles
Enlightened absolutism
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Traditional Austrian empress
Maria Theresa
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Alliance of France, Austria, and Russia
Diplomatic revolution
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All of the following were outcomes of the Seven Years' War in North America EXCEPT…
A. France gave Louisiana to Spain
B. Spanish Florida came under British control
C. Canada became British
D. The 13 colonies became British
D. The 13 colonies became British
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In the War of Austrian Succession,
Prussia invaded Austria
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The concern of eighteenth monarchs for a balance of power involved all of the following EXCEPT…
A. Desire for peace
B. Larger armies
C. Expanded territory
D. Preventing domination by one state
A. Desire for peace
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Catherine the Great of Russia did all of the following EXCEPT…
A. Favor the landed nobility
B. Expand serfdom
C. Enlarge the Russian
D. Reform the law code
D. Reform the law code
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