Scientific Revolution
The church's belief of the geocentric theory was based off of this ancient scientist
Who is Ptolemy?
This astronomer described planetary orbits as elliptical.
Who is Kepler?
He describes life, liberty, and property as our 3 natural rights.
Who is Locke?
Montesquieu argued that this concept needed to be implemented in governments.
What is separation of powers (branches) or checks and balances?
This is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
His worked published in 1543 described the heliocentric theory of the universe.
Who is Copernicus?
Who is Voltaire?
The idea that before citizens agree to form a government they are in a state of chaos and war guided by self-preservation came from this philosopher.
Who is Hobbes?
This is known as the legacy of the American Revolution.
What is affirmation of Enlightenment ideas/1st rebellion driven by Enlightenment ideas?
Francis Bacon created this, a way to analyze data through direct observation and experimentation.
What is the Scientific Method?
This natural philosopher created the universal law of gravitation, demonstrating the world is governed by natural laws.
Who is Newton?
These two US documents were influenced by the Enlightenment.
What are the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
This represents what is best for the entire community according to Rousseau.
What is the general will of the people?
The father of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He was put on trial by the Catholic Church for supporting and teaching the Copernican theory of the universe. He also discovered sunspots and craters on the moon.
Who is Galileo?
This term means to gain knowledge through direct observation and experimentation.
What is Empiricism?
This Enlightenment Philosopher stated that women use reason just like men, therefore, women should receive the same rights as men.
Who is Wollstonecraft?
This French mathematician believed reason was the chief source of knowledge and coined the phrase, "I think, therefore I am".
Who is Descartes?
This was an important event leading up to the American Revolution. In 1770, a group of British soldiers fired upon unarmed protestors, killing 5 of them.
What was the Boston Massacre?
This means to use specific, particular facts and details to discover broader, general concepts.
What is Inductive Reasoning?
The alleged story of how Newton began think about gravity as a force that acts upon all objects.
What is an apple from a tree hitting him in the head?
This is viewed as a major cause of the Enlightenment.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
He believed the prices of goods and services should solely be guided by interactions between people and businesses.
Who is Adam Smith?
(need both)
What was the Treaty of Paris of 1783?