Western Civ - Chapter 21 - Enlightenment and Revolutions

enlightened absolutist

What art style was over the top, extravagant, and full of pleasure, happiness and love?

Tabula Rasa

idea that the state should not interfere with the economy

father of modern rationalism

What did the Declaration of Independence say people had the right to do?

Francis Bacon believed scientists should?

Where did the inspiration for the US Constitution and Bill of Rights come from?

Rousseau argued that society should be governed by _____.

Montesquieu studied a system of government in which ____ caused the government to limit itself.

What document reflects the colonists' fear of a strong central government?

What was Diderot's Encyclopedia used for?

_____ is an economic doctrine that says the state should leave the economy alone.

Why was the work of Margaret Cavendish not taken seriously?

rich Austrian province invaded by Prussia

How did the telescope help lay the foundation for the Scientific Revolution?

Why did education spread during the enlightenment?

freedom of religion, speech, the press, and the right to own property

ten amendments that guarantee certain freedoms

Who said "I Think, Therefore I am"?

In a federal system, power is shared between ______ governments.

The philosophy of deism was based on _____.

The Stamp Act required _____ to carry a stamp.

The goal of Enlightenment thinkers was to use the _____ to change society.

explains why planetary bodies stay in orbit around the sun