Changes in Gov't
Before and during the Enlightenment, what style of government did most countries have in Europe?
Absolute Monarchy
True or False: The Earth Rotates around the sun.
True
This theory states that God grants Kings the power to rule over people.
Divine Right Theory
This book was written to encourage free enterprise and encouraged limited government regulation on business.
The Wealth of Nations
This movement was caused by the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, by scientific discoveries, and changed how people viewed their world. This movement was called the?
The Enlightenment
This philosopher believed in the separation of powers and stated that the government should be split into three branches.
Baron De Montesquieu
This Enlightenment philosopher created the three laws of motion and discovered the idea of gravity.
Issac Newton
Martin Luther posted 95 theses that he believed were violations made by the Catholic Church. His actions led to what religious movement?
The Protestant Reformation
This Enlightenment philosopher encouraged that the government should not regulate business.
Adam Smith
Before the Enlightenment philosophers, who gave people answers to questions about the universe?
The Church
This philosopher encouraged the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion.
Voltaire
This Enlightenment philosopher discovered that the earth is not the center of the universe.
Copernicus
What religion was mostly practiced in Europe during the time of the Enlightenment?
Christianity (Catholicism)
What economic system hindered the economies in Europe?
Mercantilism
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Based on this quote Voltaire is encouraging the freedom of?
Speech
This philosopher believed in the natural rights of Life, Liberty, and Property.
John Locke
This Enlightenment philosopher proved Copernicus's theory that the sun is at the center of the universe. Was only forced to recant his beliefs.
Galileo
Which philosopher encouraged the Freedom of Religion?
Voltaire
What was the metaphor that Adam Smith used to describe how the business world naturally regulates itself through competition?
The Invisible Hand
What two groups of people supported Baron de Montesquieu's Separation of Powers the most?
Peasants and Knights
This philosopher believed in a strong central government and stated that governments are created to protect the security of the people from themselves.
Thomas Hobbes
This philosopher encouraged experimentation with nature which ultimately led to the creation of the scientific method.
Francis Bacon
What were three effects the Enlightenment had on the church.
1. Allowed people to have a personal faith
2. Led to the idea of freedom of religion
3. Separated the church from the government
What does Laissez Faire mean in terms of the Enlightenment?
Governments should not be involved in business affairs.
Which law of motion states: An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
The First Law of Motion