Unit 2 Test Flashcards
Nicholas Copernicus
Responsible for the Heliocentric theory
Johannes Kepler
Responsible for coming up with how the planets rotate.
Galileo Galilei
Perfected the telescope and manufactured it
Issac Newton
Comes up with the laws of gravity and motion and was the founder of physics.
William Harvey
Comes up with the blood circulatory system
Rene Descartes & Francis Bacon
Comes up with the scientific method
What was the enlightenment?
The Enlightenment was a movement of intellectuals who were greatly impressed with the accomplishments of the Scientific Revolution
What did the intellectuals believe because of Newton?
People of the Enlightenment thought that if they follow Newtons rules of reasoning, then they could discover the natural laws that govern society.
What did John Locke’s do that contributed to the Enlightenment?
John Locke’s made a big impact as he wrote the ¨ Essay Concerning Human Understanding¨He denied the existence of innate ideas and implied that people were molded by their environment.
Montesquieu
Father of the idea of separation of powers
Voltaire
Well known for his criticism of traditional religion and his strong attachment to the ideal of religious toleration, freedom of speech, and he also believed in the separation of church and state. Also championed Deism.
Diderot
most famous contribution to the enlightenment was the Encyclopedia, or Classified Dictionary of the sciences, arts, and trades.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Most well known for the Social Contract. Rousseau found an answer in the concept of the social contract where a society is governed by its general will. Also wrote the novel Emile, a very important work on education in the Enlightenment
Cesare Beccaria
wrote a book called On Crimes and Punishments in which he argues against brutal punishments where he argued that A person accused of a crime should receive a fair and speedy trial, Torture should never be used, and the Death sentences should be abolished.
Joseph II
Reformed his country with enlightened ideas. His successors undid many of his reforms.
Catherine II the Great
Invited Diderot, but did not use his ideas. Favored the nobility and the peasants revolted. Crushed the rebellion and gained a lot of land during her reign.
Fredrick II or Fredrick the Great
A believer that the king is the “first servant of state”
Also enlarged the Prussian army and made many enlightened reforms.
What is Absolutism?
The king is said to have a divine right to the throne.
Divine Right Theory
The king’s divinity allowed for his regime to be free from tyranny of anarchy because what he did was necessarily correct.
Absolute Monarch
The King has full power and no restrictions.
Humanism
Places prime importance into humans rather than divine beings.
What is the Renaissance?
A cultural, artistical, and intellectual movement that spread throughout the late 14th century
T in TULIP
Total Depravity: People are naturally sinful
U in TULIP
Unconditional Election: God chooses who is saved