The Age of Enlightenment

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Part 1

Write your answers to the following questions in two or three sentences. (Each question is worth three points)

1. Why did religious and political authorities find the idea of a heliocentric model of the universe to be so objectionable?

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2. Which thinker does not belong in the following list, and why not?

Galileo, Aristotle, Kepler, Copernicus

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3. What are the five steps in the scientific method?

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4. Why did most Medieval philosophers and scientists feel that experimentation was unnecessary?

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5. Why did the Enlightenment writer Voltaire get into so much trouble in France and elsewhere?

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Part 2
Write a well-developed essay of two to three paragraphs on one of the topics below. Make sure you use specific information from this lesson and, if need be, from previous lessons. Proofread your essay to eliminate errors in grammar and spelling. (Each question is worth 15 points)

1. Choice #1: Compare and contrast the careers of Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton. What discoveries did each make? How were their methods similar or different? How were both received by the religious and political authorities of the day? A complete answer will include an assessment of the political and cultural climate in which each thinker lived.

Choice#2: Write an essay explaining how the Scientific Revolution influenced Enlightenment thinkers in other disciplines. Your essay should mention at least two of the following thinkers and topics: