What was the importance of Paris, France during this time?

it was a part of far reaching social/political upheaval., it was the center of intellectual activity.

what are "philosophes"

A group of thinkers or philosophers

What are the four "key" inventions of the Scientific Revolution?

microscope, barometer, thermometer, telescope

What is the scientific method?

five-step process used to investigate scientific hypotheses

Who is Bacon, Francis?

A politician that argued how scientists should experiment

Why was the enlightenment so important?

it helped the world understand how scientific process worked, it shed light onto the ways of scientific thinking

What was the "Encyclopedia" used for?

to criticized the government, the church, and the society

Gathering of the social, political/cultural elites in France

What is the Enlightened Despotism?

System of government in which absolute monarchs ruled

If you were paying attention, what was this about?

The scientific revolution, and the enlightenment

What was the Enlightenment?

an intellectual/philosophical movement of ideas in Europe

some of the enlightenment thinkers that heavily influenced the thinkers of that era was...

Voltaire, Denis Diderot, John Locke and Montesquieu

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What was the importance of Paris, France during this time?
it had amazing croissants.
it was a part of far reaching social/political upheaval.
it was the cultural and artistic start of the renaissance.
it was the center of intellectual activity.
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Who discovered the laws of gravity?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
René Descartes
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what are "philosophes"
gather of writers, artists, and philosophers exchange ideas
A group of thinkers or philosophers
A king or queen that ruled by the philosophies
philosopher who said people are born good and compassionate
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What are the four "key" inventions of the Scientific Revolution?
water and wind mills, building techniques, crop rotation
telegraph, railroads, weapons, communications and transport
microscope, barometer, thermometer, telescope
gunpowder, printing press, mechanical clock, flush toilet
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What is the scientific method?
the posing/testing of theories about the natural world
describes how temperature, volume, and pressure affect gases
five-step process used for creating/identifying writing
five-step process used to investigate scientific hypotheses
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When did the Scientific Revolution occur?
1300-1700
1760-1840
1550-1700
1929-1939
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What battle culminated the enlightenment?
French Revolution
American Revolution
Lithuanian Civil War
World War II
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Who is Bacon, Francis?
A politician that argued how scientists should experiment
A philosopher who witnessed the English Civil War
the inventor of bacon
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theory that earth is the center of the universe, the sun, moon, and planets revolve around it
geocentric theory
heliocentric theory
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What did Diderot do?
Wrote "Candide"
Wrote "The Social Contract"
Wrote the "Spirit of Laws"
Edited the "Encyclopedia"
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Why was the enlightenment so important?
it greatly influenced Western European thinkers
it helped the world understand how scientific process worked
it shed light onto the ways of scientific thinking
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What was the "Encyclopedia" used for?
to encourage scientific facts
to influence Enlightened Despots in Eastern Europe
to criticized the government, the church, and the society
to describe "perfect" government
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What happened during the Scientific Revolution?
A major shift in thinking
started with the fall of the Western Roman Empire
An economic slump
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What are salons
agreement which people define/limit their individual rights
Gathering of the social, political/cultural elites in France
where a hairdresser or beautician conducts business
an ancient thinker
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What is the Enlightened Despotism?
Event that influenced Hobbes
Gatherings of the social, political, and cultural elite
System of government in which the ruler determines policy
System of government in which absolute monarchs ruled
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If you were paying attention, what was this about?
thinkers of the enlightenment
emergence of modern science during the early modern period
The scientific revolution, and the enlightenment
The creator of bacon
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What was the Enlightenment?
terms for the collective organization of working people
the transition to new manufacturing processes
an intellectual/philosophical movement of ideas in Europe
an evangelical and revitalization movement
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When did the enlightenment occur?
17th century
19th century
18th century
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This Italian astronomer built his own telescope and found four moons around Jupiter
Galileo Galilee
Maria Margarethe
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
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some of the enlightenment thinkers that heavily influenced the thinkers of that era was...
Voltaire, Denis Diderot
Catherine II, Joseph II
John Locke and Montesquieu

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