Enlightment Flashcards
Bacon
England
- scientific method
- reason and observation to prove things
- changed the way people thought
Kepler
Holy Roman Empire
- reason and math to prove Copernicus right
- planetary motion: planets revolved around the sun
Galileo
Italy
- uses telescope to prove heliocentric theory(Copernicus)
- church heretic; took back what he said
Newton
England
- laws of gravity, motion and calculus
Harvey
England
- discovered circulation of blood
- used reason to study the human body
Locke
England Two Treatises on Government - people should be sovereign (rule) - monarchs not chosen by God - life, liberty, and property
Hobbes
England
Leviathan
- absolute government needs to control evil behavior
Montesquieu
France
The Spirit of Laws
- government must have separation of powers -> 3 branches
Rousseau
France
The Social Contract
- government is contract between people and rulers. Government must do what the people want
Voltaire
France
- freedom of speech and religion
- separation of church and state
The enlightenment is also known as ________________
The age of reason
One thing that Locke and Hobbes agreed on
No divine right
Delacroix
He painted enlightened ideas (liberty), natural scenes, and portraits
Famous painting: Liberty Leading the People
Cervantes
1st novelist and wrote Don Quixote
Mozart
Austria
Began composing at age 5
The Enlightenment lead to
An increase in educations, the arts, and writings
Bach and Handel
Germany
Baroque
Beethoven
Germany
Famous for symphonies and piano sonatas
New form of literature during the Enlightenment
Modern novel
Developed the seed drill
Jethro Tull
British Agricultural Revolutions
Helped provide foundation for the industrial revolution bc farmers were forced to look for jobs in developing factories
Francisco Goya
Painted political events
Famous painting: The Third of May
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F.ueled democratic revolutions
A.rrival of classical music (Bach and Mozart)
S.timulated religious tolerance (Voltaire)
T.he novel was invented (Cervantes)
E.ugene Delacroix (Liberty Leading the People)
R.evolution in agriculture (breeding meant pigs and cows were bigger and healthier
Copernicus
Poland
- heliocentric theory
- kept ideas to himself bc of Catholic Church heresy
