The Enlightenment Flashcards
created the heliocentric model
Copernicus
introduced the laws of planetary motion
Kepler
Observations destroyed Ptolemaic system, got him excommunicated
Galileo
Championed laws of motion and invented calculus
Isaac Newton
Introduced the Scientific Method
Sir Francis Bacon
How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people view their world?
The Scientific Revolution marked a shift in thinking, which began the era of questioning and challenging authority.
How did the Scientific Revolution pave the way to the Enlightenment?
The Scientific Revolution’s new ideas caused people to question and challenge things they previously believed.
What were the goals of Enlightenment philosophers?
The goals of philosophers were to change the world by improving society, the standard of living, and the human condition.
John Locke
Natural rights
Montesquieu
Separation of powers
Voltaire
Deism
Adam Smith
Laissez-faire
Hobbes and Rousseau
Social contract
Mary Wollstonecraft
Gender equality
What are the effects of the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment introduced a new way of thinking that caused people to question authority. Its new ideas centered around the common people, and gave them a voice.
