Vocabulary
Geocentric
Earth was the center of the universe according to Ptolemy
Galileo Galilei
Astronomer that threatened the church's conception of the universe
Margaret Cavendish
Woman who criticized the thought that humans were the masters of nature
The Laws of Planetary Motion stated that the planetary rotations around the sun were
Elliptical
What caused the Enlightenment?
The Scientific Revolution
Heliocentric
The sun was the center of the universe according to Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Created three laws of motion that governed the planetary bodies--gravity
Tabula Rasa
Blank mind molded by experiences
Who dissected human bodies to accurately describe the general structure of the human body?
Andreas Vesalius
What was the movement that influenced the entire world?
The Enlightenment
Rococo
Maria Winkelman
Wife of astronomer who discovered comets
The Social Contract is the concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its
General will
Who discovered that the heart was the beginning point for blood circulation
William Harvey
Who was the child prodigy?
Salons
Elegant rooms where people gathered to discuss the ideas of philosophers
Diderot
Created the Encyclopedia
The system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining the full royal powers
Enlightened absolutism
By using the ______ ______, philosophers hoped to make progress towards a better society
Scientific Method
Who wrote about women's rights?
Wollstonecraft
Rationalism
The belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
Montesquieu
Created a type of government there each branch controls the other (separation of powers)
Equality before the law
Freedom of religious worship
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Freedom of the rights to assemble, hold property, and pursue happiness
The application of the scientific method to understanding all of life
Reason
Laissez-Faire
The concept that the state should not impose government regulations on the economy