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Kraft- Sci.Rev.& Enlightenment
EXAM CRAM
34
History
9th Grade
01/16/2008

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Who stated that the Earth is at the center of the universe?
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Ptolemy
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Who was the first to state that the sun is at the center of the universe?
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Copernicus
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What is the name of the universe that Ptolemy believed in?
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Geocentric
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What is the name of the universe that Copernicus believed in?
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Heliocentric
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Who built the first astronomical observatory?
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Brahe
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Who invented the telescope?
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Keplar
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Who was put on trial for his beliefs about the universe?
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Galileo
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Who developed the theory of gravity?
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Newton
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Who developed the laws of motion?
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Newton
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How many laws of motion are there?
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Three
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Who believed in the social contract?
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Rousseau
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Who said "I think, therefore I am?"
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Descartes
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Who believed in natural rights?
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Locke
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What are the four natural rights?
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live, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness
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Who believed in separation of powers?
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Montesquieu
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Who believed in freedom of speech?
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Voltaire
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Who wrote the first set of encyclopedias?
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Diderot
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Who developed the theory of lassiez faire economics?
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Smith
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Who focused on reforms in government and society?
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philosophes
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Who focused on reforms in the economy?
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Physiocrats
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Where was Ptolemy from?
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Egypt
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Where was Copernicus from?
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Poland
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Where was Brahe from?
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Denmark
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Where was Keplar from?
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Germany
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Where was Hobbes from?
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England
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Where was Descartes from?
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France
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Where was Bacon from?
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England
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Where was Newton from?
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England
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Where was Boyle from?
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England
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Where was Smith from?
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Italy
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Where was Locke from?
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England
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Where was Voltaire from?
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France
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Where was Montesquieu from?
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France
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Where was Rousseau from?
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Switzerland
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