Ch.11 test Flashcards
Theory
an explanation of how or why something happens
The scientific method was developed by who?
Francis Bacon
Denis Diderot spread what?
Enlightenment ideas
Deism
Combines faith and reason
The Declaration of Independence contains ideas of who?
John Locke
Who said “I think, therefore I am.”?
Descartes
Who found evidence the planets revolved around the sun?
Galileo
Who thought the planets revolved around the earth?
Ptolemy
Who was the Sun King?
Louis the 14th
What was the major issue with Greek scientific theories?
They were based on observation not experiments
Most settlers from Great Britain made colonies where?
North America
What document was made during the Glorious Revolution?
The English Bill of Rights
What 3 scientist did not believe the earth was the center of the universe?
Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler
Who was the greatest thinker of the Enlightenment?
Voltaire
Why did the continental congress begin?
They called for a repeal of the British policies
What year did Great Britain recognize America’s independence?
1783
Who discovered the heart pumps blood , and sends blood through the body?
William Harvey
Name 3 Enlightenment despots?
Catherine the Great, Louis the 14th, and Fredrick the Great
Why did the U.S. delegates write the constitution?
They wanted a stronger national govt.
What is a hypothesis?
an explanation of the facts.
After a hypothesis ,in the scientific method, is tested what do u do?
Modify
What was Mary Wollenstonecraft’s vies on women’s rights?
- All people have reason
- Women should be able to vote
- women should be able to own property
- women should have a higher place in society
- women have good ideas
- women should be equal in the workplace
(A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. In this work, she claimed that all humans have reason. Because women have reason, they should have the same rights as men. Women, Wollstonecraft said, should have equal rights in education, the work- place, and in political life)
