Scientific Revolution - Enlightenment Flashcards
Revolution
An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government political system by the people governed.
Non-Violent Revolutions ?
Industrial Revolution
Sexual Revolution
Internet Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Europe in 1750
Tremendous religious upheaval
Constitutional vs Absolute monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
A monarchy where the monarch shares power with parliament.
Enlightenment
Increasing awareness of the environment around oneself.
The roots of the Enlightenment are in the …
Scientific Revolution (1500s)
1543
1543 - Copernicus challenges Europe’s views on the universe with the heliocentric theory.
Geocentric theory
The theory that states that the earth is the center of The Universe .
Heliocentric theory
The theory that states the Sun is in the center of the universe.
Who did the heliocentric theory threaten ?
The Bible , the church , and Ptolemy (the creator of the geocentric theory).
Scientific method
New ideas , new theories , repeated observations.
The Enlightenement
A new intellectual movement that stressed reason & thought and the power of individuals to solve problems. AKA the age of reason
John Locke
Believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves .
Philosophes
The social critics of the Enlightenment.
Voltaire
Published 70+ books of political essays, philosophies, and drama.
