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Which ancient Greeks are credited with early studies into human nature and the state, contributing to the origins of social sciences?
Which ancient Greeks are credited with early studies into human nature and the state, contributing to the origins of social sciences?
- Plato and Aristotle (correct)
- Homer and Archimedes
- Socrates and Pythagoras
- Euripides and Sophocles
During which historical period did social science as an academic field of study begin to develop?
During which historical period did social science as an academic field of study begin to develop?
- The Renaissance
- The Age of Enlightenment (correct)
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Middle Ages
Which intellectual figures from the 18th century laid the foundations for the study of social sciences in the Western World?
Which intellectual figures from the 18th century laid the foundations for the study of social sciences in the Western World?
- Adam Smith, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (correct)
- Marie Curie, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach
- Galileo, Newton, Kepler
Which universities nowadays offer numerous social science programs, including 12 academic departments categorized as social sciences?
Which universities nowadays offer numerous social science programs, including 12 academic departments categorized as social sciences?
What term is used to refer to the period that flourished through much of the 18th century in Europe, during which social science began to develop?
What term is used to refer to the period that flourished through much of the 18th century in Europe, during which social science began to develop?
Who among the following intellectuals was NOT mentioned as contributing to laying the foundations for the study of social sciences in the Western World?
Who among the following intellectuals was NOT mentioned as contributing to laying the foundations for the study of social sciences in the Western World?
What discipline began to separate into unique fields of study over time along with social sciences?
What discipline began to separate into unique fields of study over time along with social sciences?
'The lives they led, and their early studies into human nature...' refers to which ancient civilization's contributions to the origins of social sciences?
'The lives they led, and their early studies into human nature...' refers to which ancient civilization's contributions to the origins of social sciences?
