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Rationalism brought _______________________________.

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Philosophical perspective to science

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Rene Descartes was the founder of what?

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Rationalism

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Sir Francis Bacon founded what?

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Scientific Method

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What is Scientific Method?

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procedure for collecting & analyzing data

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Inductive Reasoning -

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Doesn’t rely on authorities, observe & experiment, and specific to broad

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Who created / came up with the ideas of Enlightenment?

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Philosophers / scholar, to make progress towards society

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Who were Philosophers -

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deep thinkers ; ask deep questions (authors & scientists)

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What were the goals of the Enlightenment ?

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To improve society

and search for the truth

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What were the main ideas of enlightenment ?

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Reason , natural rights , hope , progress , & reform

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source about a historical event that was created during the event -

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Primary Source

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Letters , diaries , furniture , clothing - were all examples of what source?

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Primary source

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source that was furthered moved from the event , used primary sources -

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Secondary sources

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Textbooks , magazines , articles - examples of what source?

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Secondary Source

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The reason & knowledge discovered by philosphers/scientists throughout Europe in the 18 century -

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Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment begins w/ _______ ________, and the coming out of dark ages -

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Scientific Revolution

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T or F - lots of people were UNeducated during this time.

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TRUE

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Renissance means -

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Rebirth

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what idea helped spread the ideas of enlightenment ?

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The printing press

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founded elliptical orbits -

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Kepler

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Founded the telescope ; and was excommunicated from the church because of his theories -

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Galileo

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Father of physics ; his ideas led to the rise of modern physics -

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Newton

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He dissected human bodies -

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Vesalius

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he proved substances are made of basic elements & cannot be broken down -

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Boyle

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The spread of the enlightenment caused three things:

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  1. people can now read
  2. printing press
  3. salons
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bad things were happening to "religion", like what?
attacks on the church splits methodist movement
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the spread of the enlightenment caused the arts to create -
music, artitecture, and palaces
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Natural Rights -
rights you have automatically when you are born
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Three things of the Natural Rights -
freedom of religion, freedom of press , and right to hold property
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T or F- enlightenment started at the bottom w/ people.
trye
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T or F- the reform started at the top w/ congress
True
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enlighted despots -
new type of monarchy
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who said "humans are naturally wicked" ? and he also came up with "Social Contract" -
Hobbes
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he believed in natural rights & self government. He said the governement should protect these rights - life, liberty, and property --
Locke
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he created the seperation of powers & he was a french noble -
Montesquieu
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He critized christianity & challenged the church. He also built on Newton's word.
Voltaire
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he writes a book called "Social Contract"
Rosseau
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fought against men having power over women is wrong -
Wollstonecraft
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he is the founder of economics ; came up with laissez faire ; also said the government has 3 tasks: 1. protect society 2. defend citizens from injustice 3. maintain public works
Smith
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Where the earth and planets revolve around the sun (sun-centered)
Heliocentric
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Thought on the belief that reason is a good source of knowledge -
Rationalism
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way of gathering & analyzing the evidence of science in modern world -
Scientific Method
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rights people have under the law
Natural Rights
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where people agree to be ruled by its general, and all should abide to make community better
Social Contract
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where the state doesn't impose regulations & leaves the economy alone
Laissez Faire
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where legislative , executive , judicial powers are SEPERATE bodies
seperation of powers
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rooms where wealthy people gathed to disscuss philosphies in the 18th centuries
Salons
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where power is shared between state & national governements
Federal System
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tax on property / land
Taille
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the middle class
bourgeoisie
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short trousers & it indicated what class
Sans - culottes
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qualified voters
electors
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overthrown of government
coup d' etat
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identity of people through their language, religion, & symbols
Nationalism
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saying people should be as free as possible from the governement
liberalism
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philosophy based on tradition, social stability & organized religion
Conservatism
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everyone has the right to vote
Universal Sufferage
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the prison that the peasants tore down brick by brick
Bastille
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Who was in the 1st Estate-
Clergy
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Who was in the 2nd Estate-
nobility
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Who was in the first estate-
Common townspeople
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acts as a ruling body of France -
National Convention
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special committee of twelve -
Committee of Public Safety
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to protect France from threat of foreign invasion they adopted 6 policies -
Reign of Terror
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King of France ; didn't care about ruling ; married at 15
King Louis XVI
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Queen of France ; cared about fashion ; spent money on herself ; nickname - Madame Defict
Marie Antoinette
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two house legislature elected by male citizens ; and a five man directory -
The directory
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King Louis called it, told them to prepare list of concerns of government -
Estates General
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equality before the law ; religious toleration ; abolished serfdom ; reforms old regime ; right to chose own profession
Napoleonic Code

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