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HHSFC history ch.6
Hoover Freshman History ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aristotle taught the______________view of the universe, the__________theory stated that the earth was the center of the universe. This was taught throughout the middle ages. | Earth-centered, Geocentric |
| The heliocentric theory was first proposed by__________and later proved mathematically by______. After observing the skies through his newly designed telescope, ________wrote of his observations in the Starry Messenger. | Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo |
| The_____________________was a new way of thinking about the world using observation. The_________________was a new approach to science that used logical procedures for gathering and testing ideas. | Scientific Revolution, Scientific Method |
| Isaac Newton was a famous English scientist who taught_________gravitation. His theory was that every object in the universe attracts other objects. | universal |
| The Enlightenment was an___________movement that believed that__________________could be used to solve the economic, social, and political problems of the day. It is also called the age of______and reached its height in Europe in the____'s | intellectual, reason and thought, reason, 1700 |
| Thomas Hobbes wrote his political handbook the_________which states that an________monarchy is needed to rule a naturally selfish and wicked people. He believed the agreement which people created to form a government was called the______________. | Leviathan, absolute, social contract |
| John Locke had a________view of man and favored____government. He said man is born with three natural rights of_______________________.Like Hobbes he believed a government's power comes from the people, therefore he rejected______right. | positive, self, life, liberty, and property, divine |
| ___________were social critics in France who wanted to apply______to all areas of life. | Philosophes, reason |
| _________was a philosophe who staunchly defended freedom of______. | Voltaire, speech |
| Montesquieu believed that________had the best form of government. To prevent one individual group from gaining total power, he proposed____________________ | England, checks and balances |
| Brecarria wanted t o reform the______________. He believed the punishment should fit the crime and wanted to abolish_______. | justice system, torture |
| Mary Wollstonecraft and___________wrote about equality for_____. | Mary Astell, women |
| _____was the cultural and intellectual capitol of Europe. In______, social gatherings would take place where Enlightenment ideas were discussed. | Paris, salons |
| _______compiled the____________which was a large set of books of many articles and essays. The French government and the_______________considered these dangerous so they were______. | Diderot, Encyclopedia, Catholic Church, burned |
| Grand, ornate art in Europe in the 1600's and early 1700's was called_______. It was replaced by a simple,_______style of art called____________that emerged in Europe in the mid____'s. | Baroque, elegant, neoclassical, 1700 |
| _____________________are absolute rulers who embraced new laws and reforms that reflected the ideas of the_____________. | Enlightenment Despots, enlightenment |
| Joseph II of Austria allowed for freedom of_______, but his most radical reform was__________________. | worship, abolishing serfdom |
| ___________________ruled Russia for many years. She exchanged letters with Voltaire and wanted to reform Russia. She helped to expand Russia by expanding to the Black Sea and taking part of_______. | Catherine the Great, Poland |
| The______________prevented American colonists from trading with other countries. | Navigation act |
| The stamp act of 1765 ordered that colonists pay a tax on all official________________, but was later repealed. | printed materials |
| colonists protested the tea tax by throwing tea overboard in the_____________. | Boston Harbor |
| In____, ________________penned the Deceleration of Independence. _____________influence is evident in this document. | 1776, Thomas Jefferson, Enlightenment |
| The American Revolution ended with the__________________, in which the British surrendered to Washington's troops. | Battle of Yorktown |
| The 13 states ratified the first constitution called the_________________________. It created a_____national government.Therefore the Constitutional Convention met in____________to write a new constitution. | Articles of Confederation, weak, Philadelphia |
| The new constitution was passed in 1787 which included__amendments to the Constitution called the______________. These protected individual rights such as the freedom of______. | 10, Bill of Rights, speech |
| The Constitution created a______________which divided power between the national and_____levels. It also divided the government into three separate b ranches that would cause each branch to check the action of the other two. This is called_______________. | federal system, state, checks and balances |
| The U.S. is a________: a government in which citizens rule through elected_________. | republic, officials |
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