This theory of the universe, which was supported by a 16th-century illustration, states that the Sun is the center
What is Heliocentrism
Which social class predominantly contributed to the scientific revolution?
Who are the wealthy, upper-class
Medieval science was primarily based upon
Close observations of nature
Pure superstition
The experimental method
A blending of Christian theology and the writings of classical authors
Decrees emanating from the papacy
A blending of Christian theology and the writings of classical authors
Which social class predominantly contributed to the Enlightenment?
The political philosophy of this thinker argued that governments are set up to protect the life, liberty, and property of the people, and should be based on the consent of the governed.
Who is John Locke
His scientific synthesis, detailed in his Principia Mathematica, shaped the European view of an orderly, predictable universe governed by a set of predictable laws
Who is Isaac Newton
This scientist was known for their super cool planetarium that was bought by having about 1% of all the wealth in their home country.
Who is Tycho Brahe
Most philosophes favored which of the following forms of government?
Constitutional Monarchy
What is the name of the room where big brain ideas of the Enlightenment would happen?
What is a Salon
In Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes became an advocate for which of the following types of government?
What is an absolutist government
The process of deductive reasoning reflected in the statement, "I think, therefore I am," was developed by this thinker
Who is Francis Bacon
Who is responsible for the article, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Sphere (1543) that challenged circular orbits?
Who is Copernicus
The Social Contract is one of the best known works of
Rousseau
Which scientist still believed in the Bible and Christian doctrine despite multiple discoveries disproving it. leading to their house arrest?
Who is Galileo
Name as many French "Philosophes"
The process of deductive reasoning reflected in the statement, "I think, therefore I am," was developed by this thinker
Who is René Descartes
Name a cause of the Scientific Revolution
Medieval Intellectual Life and Medieval Universities
The Italian Renaissance
Renewed emphasis on mathematics
Renaissance system of patronage
Navigational problems of long sea voyages
Better scientific instruments
Which economist theorized that markets should be ruled by the demand and supply? They would also argue that the pursuit of self-interest leads to prosperity
Who is Adam Smith
The original classical interpretation of planetary motion is described best by which three scientists?
Who are Ptolemy, Aristotle, and Plato
This philosopher believed that man was wicked, brutish, and crusty. needing intervention by the overnment
Who is Thomas Hobbes
He was the individual responsible for first describing the elliptical motion of the planets around the sun.
Who is Johannes Kepler
Name a way the Scientific Revolution challenged the Old Regime
Built on tradition
World of hierarchy, privilege and inequality
Allied with the Church
Challenged by the reform impulse of supporters of the Enlightenment
What is the "guiding" factor in ensuring that capitalism can perform well in a free market, according to the Wealth of Nations?
What is Laissez-faire economic liberalism or the Invisible Hand
Who is responsible for their completion of the first Encyclopedia, written between 1751-1772?
Who is Denis Diderot
“The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent: for the preservation of property being the end of government, and that for which men enter into society, it necessarily supposes and requires, that the people should have property.”
Who said this?
Who is John Locke