Famous Thinkers
The name of Copernicus' theory that the planets orbit the sun.
What is heliocentric?
This new form of writing emerged during the Enlightenment.
What is the novel?
Leaders of a country, could be called king or queen
What are Monarchs?
Enlightenment ideas led to a revolution in this country and freedom from Britain.
What is the United States?
This approach to gathering and testing ideas emerged during the Scientific Revolution.
What is the scientific method?
Places where thinkers met to share ideas
What are salons?
She believed in an end to serfdom until a revolt in her country of Russia.
Who is Catherine the Great?
Enlightened ideas helped create this document
What is Declaration of Independence?
Man is born free, everywhere, he is in chains
Who is Rousseau?
Idea that God created science, for us to discover
What is Deism?
This is the style of art from the late 17th century.
What is neoclassical?
These two important American documents were based on Enlightenment ideas.
What are the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Thomas Jefferson?
Idea that earth is Center of the Universe
What is Geocentric?
He argued for the abolishment of torture.
Who is Beccaria?
We still listen to this type of music today. It became popular during the enlightenment.
What is classical music?
This philosophe promoted Freedom of Speech, religion and abolishing slave trade
Who is Voltaire?
Galileo got in trouble with this group for promoting the idea that the planets moved around the sun.
What is the Catholic Church?
Before the Enlightenment, you were supposed to be happy when this happened
What is death?
Without the scientific revolution, we wouldn't have this device to measure temperature
What is the thermometer?