Philosophers
John Locke identified these three rights as granted by God to every man
Life, liberty and property
The Heliocentric Theory describes all planets as orbiting the ________
Sun
This Prussian despot used education and religious freedom to strengthen his country's internal resolve
Frederick II
Most male enlightenment thinkers thought women should have these two roles
Wife and mother
Toussaint L'Overture led this Caribbean island's revolution against the French Empire
Haiti
This man wrote that people need a strong central government to prevent them from falling victim to each others' selfish nature
Thomas Hobbes
This Polish Catholic was the first astronomer to demonstrate that the Sun revolves around the Earth
Nicolaus Copernicus
This Austrian despot had his reforms undone after his death
Joseph II
This English woman compared mistreatment of women by men to mistreatment of citizens by tyrannical governments
Mary Astell
Don Pedro
This Frenchman believed that the only legitimate government comes from the consent of the governed
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This Italian astronomer used a telescope to confirm Copernicus' findings
Galileo Galilei
What economic reform did Joseph II institute that Frederick II didn't?
Freeing the serfs
This woman wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women, and called for women to work in male-dominated fields like politics and medicine.
Mary Wollstonecraft
The Articles of Confederation governed the USA for what years?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Gabriel Fahrenheit and Anders Celsius invented two systems for measuring what?
Temperature
"Freedom of religion" in modern day Germany mostly applied to which two religions?
Christianity and Judaism
Mary Wollstonecraft's daughter wrote this legendary horror novel
Frankenstein
Crioles
Baron de Montesquieu supported a larger government where the ____________of _______________ prevented any one leader from taking too much power
Separation of powers
Isaac Newton is best known for his universal law of:
Gravitation
Russia
Mary Astell wrote this book in 1694
A Serious Proposal to the Ladies
The Sons of Liberty raided British ships, disguised as Mohawk Indians, in this incident
Boston Tea Party