The Scientists
The Philosophers
Enlightened Despots
Religion and Social Changes
18th Century Art
100
Which scientist invented Calculus as a way to prove his discoveries regarding how the universe works?
Isaac Newton
100
What is Montesquieu's biggest contribution to Enlightenment political thought?
The three branches of government OR checks and balances
100
Name one reform that all three of the Enlightened Despots made during their rule.
Religious tolerance and restricting torture
100
Which Enlightenment thinker encouraged families to provide a kind, warm, and nurturing environment for their children?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
100
Name the art movement:
Rococo
200
Which astronomers' observations first supported the heliocentric model being championed by Copernicus?
Tycho Brahe or Johannes Kepler
200
Many of the philosophes adhered to which religious idea (the Cosmic Watchmaker)?
Deism
200
Of the Enlightened Despots, who was the only one to abolish serfdom?
Joseph II
200
There are several aspects of 18th century life that allowed information to spread toward the middle and lower classes. Name one.
Lending libraries, Novels, Newspapers
200
Name the art movement:
Neoclassicism
300
Galileo was tried and tortured because he espoused the ideas of which astronomer?
Copernicus (heliocentric model of the universe)
300
Which Philosophe is most famous for their criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and the French government?
Voltaire
300
What event ended Catherine the Great's Enlightened Despotism?
Pugachev's Rebellion
300
Which Enlightenment economist argued for a free market economy?
Adam Smith
300
What event inspired a movement away from Rococo and toward Neoclassicism?
The French Revolution
400
The Scientific Revolution was challenging the ideas of which two ancient "scientists"?
Aristotle and Ptolemy
400
Who was the author of The Social Contract?
Rousseau
400
Who called themselves "the first servant of the state"?
Frederick the Great
400
While Salons were primarily for the nobility, what was the place where all classes could come together to spread Enlightenment ideas?
The coffeehouse
400
Which famous painter painted the following paintings?
Jacque-Louis David
500
Which English philosopher is considered the father of skepticism?
David Hume
500
Which philosophe championed for the rights of girls to be educated and argued that both sexes are intellectually equal?
Wollstonecraft
500
While all three Enlightened Despots were friends with Voltaire, Catherine the Great was also friends with whom?
Denis Diderot
500
John Wesley headed which branch of Protestantism that focused on charity and personal experiences with God?
Methodism
500
What is the French term for the "outdoor entertainment" that was typical in Rococo paintings?
Fête galante