2nd 9 Weeks Flashcards
The Enlightenment thinkers, or philosophes, tried to change the world by
using rational criticism
Montesquieu developed the idea of
separation of powers
If Voltaire saw the universe as a clock, who wound the clock?
God
In what area of belief were Voltaire and Diderot alike?
religious toleration
The French idea that eventually became part of the U.S. Constitution is
separation of powers
According to Adam Smith, how would his ideas on economics affect a free and open market?
businesspeople would make money overall.
Rousseau’s idea of freedom included
doing what is best for the general will.
What was a major obstacle to women improving their conditions during the Enlightenment?
the attitude of male intellectuals
How were coffeehouses like salons in spreading ideas of the Enlightenment?
both brought people together to exchange news and ideas
How were Enlightenment ideas shown in art and architecture?
fancy, curving rococo became popular
The new scientific method of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries relied on
direct observation and experiment
Ptolemy believed that the universe was geocentric, or
Earth-centered
What did Kepler prove?
copernicus’s theory was right
How did the telescope contribute to Galileo’s theories?
through the telescope, Galileo could see how bodies in the universe moved and what they were made of
Why did the Catholic Church attack Galileo?
the system Galileo defended went against the Christian view of the universe
