The Scientific Revolution
Greek philosopher who promoted the idea that the Earth was surrounded crystal spheres
Who is Aristotle.
This philosopher argued for the separation of government powers.
Who is Montesquieu.
Term to describe 18th century monarchs who adopted Enlightenment principles without giving up their own authority.
What is Enlightened Absolutism.
The most prevalent system of land usage in Europe in the early modern era
What is the Open Field System.
The father of Economic Liberalism
Who is Adam Smith
Heliocentric theory was the work of
Who is Copernicus.
The belief in a supreme being, without believing in an established church.
What is Deism.
This Prussian monarch allowed for freedom of the press
Who is Frederick the Great.
The Agricultural Revolution began in...
What are the Low Countries (Netherlands/Belgium)
A stage of industrial development in which rural workers manufactured goods in their own homes.
What is the Cottage Industry.
Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes are considered to be the fathers of...
What is the Scientific Method.
This English philosopher argued that humans are born as a 'blank slate'
Who is John Locke.
This "Enlightened Monarch" temporarily ended serfdom in Austria.
Who is Joseph II.
The movement to fence in fields in order to farm more effectively, at the expense of poor peasants
What is Enclosure.
The Navigation Acts represented this type of Economic policy
What is Mercantilism
A secular way of thinking in which nothing was to be accepted on faith, and everything was to be submitted to reason.
What is rationalism.
This "ism" encourages citizen's rights and individual freedom
This monarch helped fund and publish Diderot's, Encyclopedia.
Who is Catherine the Great.
This 'revolution' increased the food supply, and contributed nutritious new foods during the 17th & 18th centuries
What is the Agricultural Revolution.
This state dominated the slave trade during the 18th century.
What is Great Britain.
Acquiring evidence through observation and experimentation rather than speculation
What is Empiricism.
Regular social gathering held by talented and rich Parisians in their homes, where philosopher met to discuss literature, science, and philosophy.
What is the Salon.
Through the combined effort of Prussia, Russia, and Austria, this ancient republic 'vanished' from the map.
What is the Poland (the partition of Poland)
This individual argued that population would always tend to grow faster than the food supply.
Who is Thomas Malthus.
The transformation of large numbers of small peasant farmers into landless rural wage earners was known as
What is Proletarianization.