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1 Scientific Revolution Age of Reason - Enlightenment Jeopardy – A Game of Reason

2 Who am I? SR Where in the World? Who am I? AoR Quotes & Great Books 100 200 300 400 500

3 Who am I? SR 100 points In the 2 nd Century I posited the idea of a geocentric universe.* Ptolemy * for 25 points: Who was the first astronomer to challenge my idea in the 16 th century? Copernicus

4 Who am I? SR 200 points I am the Father of the Scientific Method (inductive method). I believe all truths must serve a __________________ application. Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626; practical

5 Who am I? SR 300 points Without me there would be no coordinate geometry. I believe that in order to find the truth one must employ the practice of ______________ _____________. Rene Descartes; systematic doubt

6 Who am I? SR 400 points Fill in the blank. Alexdander Pope wrote, “ Nature and nature’s law lay hid by night; God said, “Let ___________ be and there was light.”* Newton * for 25 points: Why were men of letters like Pope so enamored with scientists like Newton?

7 Who am I? SR 500 points What is the most important aspect of Newton’s theories of the physical universe as far as the Enlightenment is concerned? The physical universe is guided by natural laws.

8 Where in the World? 100 points What country is considered the seat of the Enlightenment?* France *for 25 points: Do you find this at all ironic? Why?

9 Where in the World? 200 points Look at the following map and explain its significance in the context of the early 18 th century. Highlight at least three points.

10 Where in the World? 300 points Assess the following map and explain what it represents and what the four countries involved gained or lost.

11 Where in the World? 400 points Censorship was standard in the 18 th century. In what countries and under what enlightened despots was it done away with? Prussia under Frederick the Great; Austria under Joseph II

12 Where in the World? 500 points During the Enlightenment in France, England and Germany new religious ideas were also coming to the forefront. What were these ideas and who is associated with them? in France: Deism (the Watchmaker) – Voltaire; in England: Methodism (spiritual regeneration & moral life that reflects conversion – John Wesley; in Germany – Pietism – Lutheran movement

13 Who am I? AoR 100 points I was a personal friend of Frederick the Great and valued freedom of thought above all else. Voltaire (1694-1778)

14 Who am I? AoR 200 points Who considered society to be the source of much evil?* Rousseau * For 25 points: Which did Rousseau consider more reliable: impulse or critical thought? impulse: one is acting out in one’s natural state

15 Who am I? AoR 300 points Name two of the three main Frenchmen who believed in laissez faire economics. 1.Quesnay 2.Turgot 3.Dupont de Nemours

16 Who am I? AoR 400 points Who held the following economic and political ideas? Economically speaking borders need to be softened; innovation & enterprise relied on private persons; free trade; free market Politically speaking gov’t. needed to concern itself with defense, internal security, and provision of reasonable and just laws. Adam Smith

17 Who am I? AoR 500 points I was born in Germany, but that is not where I rule. I am a great admirer of Diderot and Voltaire and consider myself to be very enlightened, however keeping my crown has become the most important thing to me and I often give into the conservative advice of my court. Catherine the Great

18 Quotes & Great Books 100 points Who said: “The state represents the greatest good for the greatest number.” Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Austria

19 Quotes & Great Books 200 points I am best know for my compilation of all current scientific, historical and technical knowledge. The famous thinkers the contributes to my Encyclopedie were all critical skeptical thinkers. Diderot

20 Quotes & Great Books 300 points I am best know for Two Treatises on Government and Essay Concerning Human Understanding.* John Locke * for 25 points: What does tabula rasa mean? Humans are born a blank slate and education and society determine our development.

21 Quotes & Great Books 400 points Study the to images below. What do they say about women and reading and which do you consider “enlightened” and why?

22 Quotes & Great Books 500 points Match the following authors with their text. Voltaire Hume Newton Pierre Bayle Rousseau Treatise on Human Nature Historical and Critical Dictionary Candide The Social Contract Principia


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