History enlightenment Flashcards

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What was the enlightenment known as

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Period of illumination

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What does the enlightenment mean

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“Age of reason”

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What was the enlightenment

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European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition.

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What the deists thought about the universe

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That God created the universe

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consisting of systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.

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Scientific method

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what was the claim of Copernicus

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Earth revolves around the sun

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7
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Who gave galileo difficulty

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Catholic church

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Newtons accomplishments are

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He discovered the laws of motion, the laws of gravity, and he invented calculus.

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what did philosophers believe could be applied to life

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They believed that logic and reason could be applied to all aspects of life.

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10
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What adam smith and the physiocrats stood for

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Free trade and economic liberty

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The areas of freedom or liberty supported by the philosophes

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Freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of trade inherent freedom of all people

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The five ideals at the center of philosophe thinking

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Reason, nature, happiness, progress, liberty

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Rousseau’s belief about legitimate government

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the only legitimate government was ruled by the consent of the people

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The work of Vesalius and Harvey

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Vesalius was the founder of anatomy and promoted the study of the human body. Harvey discovered the circulatory system.

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15
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Two musical ages of the enlightenment

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baroque and classical

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16
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Who helped solidify the scientific method?

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Sir Francis Bacon

17
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Who is Voltaire

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He combated prejudice, he was a writer and a french philosopher

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Who is Galileo

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philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He also made revolutionary telescopic discoveries, including the four largest moons of Jupiter.

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Who is Mozart

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Austrian composer created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.

20
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Who is Kelper

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Discovered 3 laws of planetary motion

21
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Who is John Locke

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the author of the first systematic exposition and defence of political liberalism.

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Who is Diderot

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served as chief editor of the Encyclopédie, one of the principal works of the Age of Enlightenment.

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Who is Newton

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Discovered the law of gravity, made calculus

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Who is Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his masterpiece Leviathan

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who is Copernicus

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Studied planetary movements for over 30 years and suggested the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe

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Who is Barhe

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Known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations. He was also well known in his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist.

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Inventions of the enlightenment

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Telescope, microscope, thermometer, barometer

28
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Three branches of government

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Executive, legislative, and judicial.

29
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The three natural laws of economic

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The law of self-interest, the law of competition, and the law of supply and demand.