History enlightenment Flashcards
What was the enlightenment known as
Period of illumination
What does the enlightenment mean
“Age of reason”
What was the enlightenment
European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasized reason and individualism rather than tradition.
What the deists thought about the universe
That God created the universe
consisting of systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
Scientific method
what was the claim of Copernicus
Earth revolves around the sun
Who gave galileo difficulty
Catholic church
Newtons accomplishments are
He discovered the laws of motion, the laws of gravity, and he invented calculus.
what did philosophers believe could be applied to life
They believed that logic and reason could be applied to all aspects of life.
What adam smith and the physiocrats stood for
Free trade and economic liberty
The areas of freedom or liberty supported by the philosophes
Freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of trade inherent freedom of all people
The five ideals at the center of philosophe thinking
Reason, nature, happiness, progress, liberty
Rousseau’s belief about legitimate government
the only legitimate government was ruled by the consent of the people
The work of Vesalius and Harvey
Vesalius was the founder of anatomy and promoted the study of the human body. Harvey discovered the circulatory system.
Two musical ages of the enlightenment
baroque and classical
Who helped solidify the scientific method?
Sir Francis Bacon
Who is Voltaire
He combated prejudice, he was a writer and a french philosopher
Who is Galileo
philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He also made revolutionary telescopic discoveries, including the four largest moons of Jupiter.
Who is Mozart
Austrian composer created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.
Who is Kelper
Discovered 3 laws of planetary motion
Who is John Locke
the author of the first systematic exposition and defence of political liberalism.
Who is Diderot
served as chief editor of the Encyclopédie, one of the principal works of the Age of Enlightenment.
Who is Newton
Discovered the law of gravity, made calculus
Who is Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, scientist, and historian best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his masterpiece Leviathan
