Science
The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
Nicolaus Copernicus
strong advocate of freedom of speech, wrote “Candide”
Voltaire
produced the world’s first vaccination - for smallpox
Edward Jenner
The Declaration of Independence was written by
Thomas Jefferson
Daughter of Mary Woolstonecraft who wrote Frankenstein in the summer of 1816?
Mary Shelley
Francis Bacon helped to develop
the scientific method
What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?
branches of government
improved knowledge of anatomy during the Scientific Revolution
Andreas Vesalius
life, liberty, and property
natural rights
Salons helped to spread
Enlightenment thinking.
Isaac Newton explained the
law of universal gravitation
all humans are naturally selfish and wicked so the government must keep order
Thomas Hobbes
Enlightenment thinkers influenced Catherine the Great's
proposal on reforms to Russia's laws.
Italian scientist who made key advances in astronomy but was forced by the Pope to declare his findings wrong
Galileo Galilee
Between 1550 and 1789, Enlightenment ideas swept
through European society and colonial America.
moon, sun, and planets revolve around the earth
geocentric theory
In general, the Enlightenment thinkers believed in what?
progress for society
Frederick II supported what Enlightened idea?
freedom of worship
improved knowledge of anatomy during the Scientific Revolution
Andreas Vesalius
believed women should be equally educated as men; wrote “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”
Mary Wollstonecraft
chemist who argued that matter is made of many different particles
Robert Boyle
believed people were reasonable so the purpose of government is to protect natural rights
John Locke
How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great similar?
Both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority.
believed accused should receive a speedy trial and torture should never be used
Cesare Bonesana Becdcaria
Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Friedrich Handel
Baroque Music