Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Where did many salons promoting intellectual discussion during the Enlightenment most commonly take place?
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Rome, Italy
London, England
Who developed laws of motion & gravity during The Scientific Revolution?
René Descartes
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Nicolas Copernicus
Public venues like salons and coffeehouses in the Enlightenment era:
Promoted conformity and strict social hierarchy.
Fostered intellectual discussions and the exchange of ideas.
Restricted access to Enlightenment practices.
Isolated intellectuals from society.
What movement sought to apply logic & reason to all aspects of society during The Enlightenment?
Rationalism.
Existentialism.
Impressionism .
Romanticism.
What common goal did thinkers share in both the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment periods in Europe?
Promoting uniformity in religious beliefs across different societies.
Advocating for a transition from monarchy to anarchy.
Rejecting any form of international trade or exploration.
Seeking to understand the natural world or society through rational thought and empirical evidence.
Who is considered the "father of modern philosophy" during the Enlightenment period?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
John Locke
Rene Descartes
How did the Scientific Revolution challenge the traditional authority of the Catholic Church in European society?
By promoting atheism as an alternative to religious faith.
By advocating for a single, unified Protestant Church across Europe.
Through direct political confrontation with church leaders.
By emphasizing empirical observation and questioning long-held beliefs.

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What role did print media and public venues play during the Enlightenment period?
They promoted traditional religious views over Enlightenment thinking
They provided a platform for the exchange of ideas and fostered Enlightenment practices
They restricted access to information about the Enlightenment
They discouraged intellectual discussions among common people
What role did Denis Diderot play in shaping European intellectual life during the Enlightenment?
Compiling and editing 'Encyclopédie,' which disseminated Enlightenment thought widely.
Establishing absolute monarchy as an ideal government form through his political treatises.
Formulating laws on planetary motion that undermined geocentric theories.
Leading armed resistance against colonial powers in South America based on Enlightenment principles.
What was a significant impact of Francis Bacon's scientific method?
Science became less popular among common people.
Originated idea of gravity.
Initiated deism movement.
Empirical evidence became central to proving theories.