The Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment
American Revolution/other
people
100
What is the Scientific Revolution?
What is time of a new way of thinking; scientists posed theories about the natural world and tested those ideas (mid 1500s)
100
What was the Enlightenment?
What is A time of optimism and possibility influenced by the used of reason to try to fix social problems.
100
What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
What is impose order to prevent violence, give up rights to central power.
100
What did Isaac Newton do?
What is created the law of gravity
200
What is the scientific method?
What is a new approach to investigation and discovery including five basic steps.
200
What were salons?
What is social gatherings were thinkers would discuss their ideas.
200
What did John Locke believe?
What is natural rights protected by government.
200
What did Galileo Galilei do?
What is he invented the telescope?
300
How did Enlightenment ideas spread?
What is In Europe monarchs began to adopt Enlightenment ideas in their policies.
300
What were natural rights?
What is rights that all people had (life, liberty, happiness)
300
What did Adam Smith believe?
What is the economy should have no government regulation?
400
How did scientific ideas affect society?
What is Scientists challenged some of the traditional ideas of the church; new artistic achievements.
400
How was the Enlightenment influenced by reason?
What is thinkers used reason to understand truth, used reason to study human condition.
400
What is social contract theory?
What is people give up freedoms for protection by a monarch or central authority.
500
What changes led to the dawn of modern science?
What is Traditional authorities challenged; new theories posed and tested; exploration led to closer study of natural world; development of scientific method.
500
What new views did Enlightenment thinkers have about government and society?
What is Social Contract-limits to freedom, monarchy is best People of equal value, government protects rights, people can rebel against government separation of powers religious tolerance, women's rights, economic system without government regulation
500
How was the American Revolution influenced by the Enlightenment?
What is colonies thought the British could not rule them without their consent, natural rights were discussed in the Declaration of Independence, new government was based on separation of powers
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