General Knowledge of Scientific Revolution
What were the middle ages in the middle of?
The classical culture (Greek and Roman Empire) and the Renaissance
Isaac Newton main idea?
Laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation
What was the Enlightenment inspired by?
Scientific Revolution
What was John Locke main idea?
natural rights: life, liberty, and property
The Renaissance was a rebirth of what?
Classical Culture
What was Johannes Gutenberg significance and how did it change society?
Significance: invention of printing press
Change in society: increase on literacy development, allowed people access to more information, encouraged people to learn to read, more books were printed
When and where did the Enlightenment begin?
18th century, right after the scientific revolution
Europe, heavily in France and Britain but spread through all of Europe
What was Adam Smith main idea?
Free market, Capitalism, Invisible Hand
What is humanism?
Humanism is the idea that humans are important and should use their own ideas and knowledge to make decisions and understand the world
what did Copernicus believe to be the center of the universe
what did Ptolemy believe to be the center of the universe
Copernicus: The Sun
Ptolemy: The Earth
What was the main idea of the Enlightenment?
The use of reason and logic to form truths by applying it to philosophy and politics
What does Voltaire "Treatise on Toleration" explain
That government should be neutral to religion and protecting religious freedom
What was Galileo discovery about Jupiter?
He discovered Jupiter 4 largest moons by using his homemade telescope
Why was Galileo arrested?
For believing in the heliocentric model, the idea that the sun is the center of the universe. This was a problem to the church, they believed that Galileo was performing religious heresy because they believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
What is a Philosophe?
Someone who supported Enlightenment ideas like using reason and the scientific method
Usually consist of writers, teachers, journalists, economists, etc.
Explain Montesquieu idea on Separation of Powers
The idea was that the government should be divided into 3 different branches to prevent one branch from being too powerful.
How did chemical and medicine expand during the Scientific Revolution?
Chemical elements were discovered and being put into the Periodic Table and doctors started dissecting human bodies which was crucial for medicine expansion.
What did Martin Luther 95 thesis explain?
That you don't need a priest, monk or the church to explain the bible you can read it and interpret it yourself. If you want God to forgive you for your sins you can ask god yourself just ask and believe that you want this forgiveness. The pope doesn’t actually have a phone line connected to heaven and lastly the Catholic Church was profiting off of them.
What was the Enlightenment effects on religion?
Led to a major expansion on Protestantism
Explain Mary Wollstonecraft significance
She was an English writer and philosophe and advocated for women's rights by criticizing hypocrisy towards women