Scientific Revolution
What is a system that places Earth at the center of the universe?
Geocentric.
What was an 18th century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law?
Deism.
What is an artistic style that started in the 1730's?
Rococo.
What was a monarchy that emerged in the later 18th century, in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their royal powers?
Enlightened absolutism.
Who were the offspring of Africans and Europeans?
The Mulattoes.
Who was a mathematician who believed in a heliocentric universe?
Nicholas Copernicus.
Who gave the government three basic roles in his famous work The Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith.
Who was a child prodigy who turned into a great composer?
Mozart.
Who was the empress of the Austrian Empire that began ruling in 1740?
Maria Theresa.
Who was the head of cabinet from 1721-1742 and pursued a peaceful foreign policy?
Robert Walpole.
Why was Winkelmann denied a position of being a assistant astronomer at the Berlin Academy?
She was female.
How many branches did England's government have?
Three.
What century was one of the greatest periods of European music?
The 18th century.
Did Joseph's reform program succeed in Austria?
No.
What dynasty was established in 1714?
The Hanoverians.
Who wrote the book On the Motion of the Heart and Blood which showed the heart was the beginning point for the circulation of blood in the body?
William Harvey.
Who said that liberty is achieved by being forced to follow what is best for "the general will"?
Rousseau.
Who wrote The Creation and The Seasons, which were two of his great works?
Haydn.
What treaty made France give much of its colonies to the British and withdraw from India?
The Treaty of Paris.
What Act did the Parliament impose in 1765?
The Stamp Act.
What did Descartes's idea allow scientists to view matter as?
Dead or inert.
What essay by Cesare Beccaria was written in 1764?
On Crimes and Punishments.
What century and what country was king Fredrick II part of?
18th century, Prussia.
Who did Maria Theresa ally with to fight Prussia and France?
Great Britain.
What countries helped the colonies fight the British?
France, Spain and the Dutch Republic.