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exam 1 Flashcards

1
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list the events we learned in class in order

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scientific theory
enlightenment
american revolution
french revolution
napoleonic era

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2
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copernicus

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heliocentric theory

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3
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brahe

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built on Copernicus
recorded movement of planets

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4
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kepler

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assisted brahe and picked up his work
certain mathematical laws govern planetary movement

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5
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galileo

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polymath

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6
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bacon

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father of imperialism
learning + knowledge derive from inductive reasoning
scientific theory

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7
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descartes

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linked algebra to geometry
everything should be doubted until proven by research
scientific theory

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8
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hobbes

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wrote leviathan
all humans are selfish and greedy
believed in an absolute monarchy
social contract

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9
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locke

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humans could learn from experience
all people are born free and equal
government protects the rights of people and if they fail to do so the people have the right to overthrow them

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10
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philosophes

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social critics in french
believed reason could be applied to all aspects of life
reason
nature
happiness
progress
liberty

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voltaire

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most influential philosoph
used satire to criticize the clergy, aristocracy, and government

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12
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montesquieu

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division of powers
ideas became basis for united states constitution

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13
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rousseau

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individual freedom
civilization corrupted people’s natural goodness
all people were born good
nobility should be abolished

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14
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beccaria

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laws existed to preserve social order, not avenge crimes
person accused of crime should be offered a speedy trial without torture

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15
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women in the enlightenment

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many believed women should stay helpful wives and mothers

women argued for their freedom

wallstonecraft urged women to enter male dominated fields

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16
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navigation act

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prevented colonists from selling valuable goods to anyone but britain

17
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stamp act

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colonists had to pay tax for stamps on printed material

18
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what led to the american revolution

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britain was heavily in debt and charged colonists. colonists were angry at taxation without representation.
first continental congress met and battle of lexington broke out between britain and the colonists

19
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major points of the declaration of independence

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• all men are created equal
• men are given by god certain unalienable rights
• we nave me natural right by God to declare our independence from England
•government their authority from the consent of tne people
• when a government abuses its power, the people have the right to overthrow them

20
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historical significance of the declaration of independence

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colonies declared their independence from england
first step in new nation
realization of enlightenment ideas

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