Enlightenment Flashcards

1
Q

What were the main discoveries of the scientific revolution?

A

Heliocentric/Geocentric Theories, vaccines, the circulatory system.

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2
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Who DEVELOPED ANALYTIC GEOMETRY, URGED SCIENTISTS TO RELY ON MATHEMATICS?

A

Descartes

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3
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Who STUDIED PLANETS’ MVT.s AND SAID THEY REVOLVE AROUND SUN, NOT EARTH?

A

Copernacious

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4
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Who use math to show that copernicus was right?

A

Kepler

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5
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Who criticized medieval scholars, called for new scientific technics?

A

Francis Bacon

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6
Q

What was Louis XIV home country?

A

France

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7
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What was Maria Theresa’s home country?

A

Austria

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8
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What was Frederick the great’s home country

A

Prussia

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8
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What was Peter the great’s home country?

A

Russia

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8
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Who was the sun King? What was his motto.

A

Louis XIV. The state is me.

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9
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What was the motto of the Enlightenment?

A

Dare to know-Immanuel Kant

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10
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Who advocated for Natural Rights?

A

John Locke

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11
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Who advocated for no cruel/unusual punishment?

A

Cesare Beccaria

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12
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Who advocated for the LLP?

A

John Locke

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13
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Who advocated for state of nature (is best)?

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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14
Q

Who advocated for individual freedoms/tolerance?

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Voltaire

15
Q

What were Salon?

A

Social gatherings for writers to share ideas

16
Q

What is state of Nature?

A

A society without laws

17
Q

What was the Great lisbon Earthquake?

A

During the Feast of Saints,1755, 8.5 magnitude

18
Q

Why were the James I/Charles I/James II important?

A

This was during the parliament. Changed how the government was ruled.

19
Q

What was the English Bill of rights?

A

Basically normal bill of rights