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Who proposed the heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory?
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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What did Francis Bacon help develop?
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The Scientific Method
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Which scientist explained the law of universal gravitation?
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Isaac Newton
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Give the correct sequence of steps of the Scientific Method.
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1. observation
2. question 3. hypothesis 4. experimentation 5. conclusion |
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What was the Law of Universal Gravitation?
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All physical objects are affected equally by the same forces.
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How did Zacharias Janssen make Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discoveries possible?
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Janssen invented the microscope
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Give one benefit of the Scientific Revolution.
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Improvements in medicine and scientific instruments
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What did Enlightenment thinkers believe in?
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Progress for society
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How did Montesquieu influence the US Constitution?
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Branches of Government (Separation of Powers)
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How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great Similar?
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They both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority
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How were Andreas Vesalius and Voltaire similar?
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They both challenged preexisting ideas (freedom of speech)
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Which political thinker contradicted the ideas expressed in the US Constitution?
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Thomas Hobbes
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European art of the 1600s and 1700s was dominated by a grand, ornate style called
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Baroque
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Describe neoclassical style of art
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It emphasized elegance and simplicity
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How did the philosphes help to influence Catherine the Great?
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Brought about reform to Russia's laws
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