Test 1, Part 1 Flashcards
Why do historians need to know what happened in the past?
They know what not to do again
What is a thesis?
The subject of a composition, main point(s)- could be in music, art, written, etc. - sometimes, it is the answer to a question.
How many names does the Enlightenment period have and what are they?
3: time of illumination, age of reason, and enlightenment
What was the Enlightenment?
A period of time in which thinkers and writers (mostly in London and Paris) believed they were more Enlightened (smarter) than their compatriots (peers), and set out to enlighten them in the 1700s (1650)
Why did most of the Enlightenment happen in London and Paris?
They were the two largest cities in Europe, and world at the time, therefore there were lots of people. As a result, the Enlightenment thinkers couldn’t be hunted down as easily.
The Enlightenment thinkers believed that through the use of human reason you could…
Defeat tyranny, combat superstitions, combat ignorance, and make the world a better place.
What is combat?
Going against or going up for something else
During the Enlightenment, the enlightened people were what and why?
Thinkers not doers, because the didn’t want to be killed.
What is a historian?
A social scientist whose job it is to study the written histories of past cultures and write an unbiased account of those events.
What is natural law?
Laws governing human nature, human behavior, and the problems of society.
What do natural laws explain?
Why people do the things they do
What was the main idea of the Enlightenment?
To cause a transformation of thinking
Who were the thinkers of the Enlightenment?
Philosophe
Philosophes believed that through the use of reason you could…
Reform the government, reform law, reform religion, and reform society as a whole
The philosophes were what
Doers
