Western Civilization: Exam
Western Civilization, Chapters 14-17 Exam
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____ was a Jewish philosopher who argued that religion should be voluntary, that secular states should promote tolerance, and that progress for everyone would come through humanitarianism.
Moses Mendelssohn
____ was the "new scientist" whose work laid the foundation for
Sir Isaac Newton's Law of
Universal Gravitation.
Johannes Kepler
The _____ argued that nature was the way in which God revealed himself to humanity.
Neoplatonists
_____ made the first challenge to the Ptolemaic conception of the universe. Nicholas Copernicus
The "classical" style of music that swept Europe in the late 18th century: was intended to sound orderly, clear and balanced.
The "invisible hand" of Adam
Smith's theory could best guide economic activity because:
all humans are rational and are the best judges of their own interests.
The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.
False
The "prime mover" was the force that put into place the motions of the celestial bodies and was interpreted as being the Christian
God.
True
The "Ptolemaic system" was the first system to question whether planets moved in a circular path around a stationary earth.
False
"Science" entails:
All of these: A body of knowledge, a community of practitioners, a system of inquiry, institutions to support the practitioners. 14.
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"Simplicio" (Simpleton) was a character in Galileo's "Dialogue" who represented the new science.
Ben Jonson.
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The 16th century writer who portrayedf lower-class people in a very favorable light was:
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"Whigs" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.
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The 18th century Enlightenment produced an elite or
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12.
13.
____ was a Jewish philosopher who argued that religion should be voluntary, that secular states should promote tolerance, and that progress for everyone would come through humanitarianism.
Moses Mendelssohn
____ was the "new scientist" whose work laid the foundation for
Sir Isaac Newton's Law of
Universal Gravitation.
Johannes Kepler
The _____ argued that nature was the way in which God revealed himself to humanity.
Neoplatonists
_____ made the first challenge to the Ptolemaic conception of the universe. Nicholas Copernicus
The "classical" style of music that swept Europe in the late 18th century: was intended to sound orderly, clear and balanced.
The "invisible hand" of Adam
Smith's theory could best guide economic activity because:
all humans are rational and are the best judges of their own interests.
The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.
False
The "prime mover" was the force that put into place the motions of the celestial bodies and was interpreted as being the Christian
God.
True
The "Ptolemaic system" was the first system to question whether planets moved in a circular path around a stationary earth.
False
"Science" entails:
All of these: A body of knowledge, a community of practitioners, a system of inquiry, institutions to support the practitioners. 14.
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20.
"Simplicio" (Simpleton) was a character in Galileo's "Dialogue" who represented the new science.
Ben Jonson.
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24.
False
The 16th century writer who portrayedf lower-class people in a very favorable light was:
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False
"Whigs" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.
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25.
26.
The 18th century Enlightenment produced an elite or