Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus
(2nd century AD)
Who is Ptolemy?
100
elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century.
What is baroque?
100
English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
Who is John Locke?
100
This man started as a young general. He joined French leaders in a coup d' etat. This man made every citizen pay taxes, made education free, and applied dictatorship before becoming Emperor of France.
Who is Napoleon?
100
a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution).
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
English mathematician and physicist.
remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
Who is Isaac Newton?
200
the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth.
What is realism?
200
Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe.
Who is Desiderius Eramus?
200
French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793).
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
200
Written by Thomas Paine. It has been seen as a defense of the French Revolution, but it's also an influential work that embodied ideas of liberty and human equality.
What is the Rights of Man?
300
German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630).
Who is Johannes Kepler?
300
(1386-1466) Sculptor. Probably exerted greatest influence of any Florentine artist before Michelangelo. His statues expressed an appreciation of the incredible variety of human nature.
Who is Donatello?
300
German printer; in 1448 he invented a printing press that used movable type.
Who is Johannes Gutenburg?
300
A French man who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good, and be a democracy.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
300
the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
What is Laissez- Faire?
400
He believed in a heliocentric, or sun-centered, conception of the universe. He argued that the Sun was at the center of the universe. The planets revolved around the sun.
Who is Nicholas Copernicus?
400
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
Who is Raphael?
400
Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790).
Wrote the "Wealth of Nations"
Who is Adam Smith?
400
"The incorruptible;" the leader of the bloodiest portion of the French Revolution. He set out to build a republic of virtue.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
400
A treaty between Charles V and the German Protestant princes that granted legal recognition of Lutheranism in Germany.
What is Peace of Augsburg?
500
English statesman and philosopher.
precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
developed the scientific method., English statesman and philosopher
Who is Francis Bacon?
500
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616).
Who is William Shakespeare?
500
Wrote the "City of Ladies" questioning why women weren't educated.
Who is Christine dePizan?
500
British general and statesman.
he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852).
Who is Duke of Wellington?
500
A written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states.
It provided a legal symbol of their union by gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens.