Chapter 8- Enlightenment

John Locke believed that a strong leader is needed to keep order and prevent chaos.

Who is William Harvey?

Baron de Montisqueu believed that a government should have branches of government and checks and balances

How were scientists able to practice direct observation?

Education spread widely during the enlightenment because

Maria Winkleman discovered a comet and helped advance science through her work

Who is Antione Lavoisier?

Why didn't many intellectuals take Margaret Cavendish's work more seriously?

Rousseau's concept of the social contract is where society agrees to be governed by an absolute ruler

What was the significance of coffeehouses?

According to Rousseau, "general will" benefits who?

Protestantism was the dominate religion in Europe during the Enlightenment

What did Mary Wollenscraft's base her beliefs on regarding women?

Laissez-faire means "to let people do what they want"

How were the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment similar?

What is the Enlightenment?

What did Maria Winkleman discover?

He argued that the planets revolved around the sun

why did many women publish their work anonymously?

What philosopher believed the government's authority was based on the consent of the governed?

What is the Heliocentric Theory?

The Church criticized this man because he stated the Earth revolved around the sun.

What is the concept of Rousseau's "general will"?

Inductive reasoning is the doctrine in which scientists proceed from the particular to the general

Who is considered the greatest genius of the Scientific Revolution?

How did life change for people in the 1600-1700's?

What is the Ptolemaic theory?

What events did the Enlightenment inspire?

Rococo art depicted the pursuit of happiness, pleasure and love

What impact did inventions such as the telescope have on the Scientific Revolution?

What is the Scientific method?

He introduced the universal law of gravitation.

He was a mathematician who showed that the orbit of the planets were elliptical.

Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in World History?

Astronomy is the study of celestrial objects, space and physical universe.