Chapter 21 Enlightenment and Revolutions

18th century Europe produced some of the worlds most enduring paintings

The philosophers condemned war as a foolish waste of which 2 things? (2 answers)

Baroque made use of delicate designs colored in gold with graceful curves.

Galileo's observations seemed to destroy another aspect of what?

In the Seven Years War, A major war broke out over the succession to the British throne.

Who accurately described the individual organs and general structure of the human body?

When was the Seven Years War?

In 1688 the Glorious Revolution resulted in a Bill of Rights that affirmed what?

In which system does rulers try to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their royal powers?

Descartes emphasized the importance of his own mind, accepting only those things that his reason said were true.

Who stated that England's government had three branches?

René Bacon was much more concerned with practical matters than pure science.

Haydn spent most of his adult life as what?

Philosophers were NOT which of the following things?

Which if the following was NOT one of the things bacon wanted science to benefit?

Which of the country was not included in The War of the Austrian Succesion?

In May 1543, Copernicus was a native of Poland and published a famous book "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"

Who noted that "Common Sense is working a powerful change in the minds of men."?

In the Principia, who defined the three laws of motion that govern the planetary bodies, as well as objects on Earth?

In the war of North America, the British and French fought over which main area? (There are more than 1 answer)

Members of the nobility, who owned large landed estates with many serfs, were the officers in which army?

Who was forced to surrender to the American and French forces under Washington at Yorktown in 1781?

# out of # amounts of amendments were ratified into the Constitution?

By the Treaty of Paris, the French was forced to transfer Canada and the lands east of the Mississippi to England.

According to who, the apparent movement of the sun around Earth was caused by the rotation of Earth on its axis?

Who stated that the true and lawful goal of the sciences is none other than human life

In result of the Seven Years War, Maria Theresa allied with Great Britain

The universal law of motion explains why the planetary bodies continue their elliptical orbits about the sun.

The Ptolemaic system goes through separation of powers was Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought.

Most leaders of the Enlightenment were _______, but English had provided the philosophical inspiration for the movement?

Derick Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations.

The British Empire expanded by acquiring Canada and Indiana in the Seven Years' War.

What was seen as the key to navigation, military science, and geography?

Kepler showed that what's orbits around what were not circular, as Copernicus had thought?

In 1756 Maria Theresa achieved what was soon labeled Queen of France.

Who began considering the doubt and uncertainty that seemed to be everywhere in the confusion of the 17th century?

The Treaty of Paris granted the Britians control of the western territory from The Appalachians to the Mississippi River

François-Marie Arouet was also known as...

Who entered the war against Austria?

Which of the following men were not one of the 3 individuals dominated the intellectual landscape?

Who wrote the Discourse on Method, written in 1637?

King Frederick II of Prussia refused to recognize the legitimacy of the empress of Austria.

The desire of ordinary Christians for greater depths of religious experience led to new religious movements.

The spread of its ideas to the literate elite of European society was not of great importance to the Enlightenment.

Who made a series of remarkable finding on mountains on Earth's moon, four moons revolving around Jupiter, and sunspots?

What was the act in 1766, that ended the immediate crisis, even though the cause of the dispute was not resolved?

Which of the following cities was not one of the port cities the Merchants did not want the British government to run?

Who proved that the same blood flows through the veins and arteries and makes a complete circuit through the body?

Who lived in the a.d. 100s and was known as the greatest astronomer of antiquity?

Who succeeded their father when he didn't produce a male heir to the throne.

The national, or federal, government was separated into three branches what were the three branches? (3 answers)

Common Sense argued that monarchies had been set up by seizing power from the people.

The Stamp act required certain printed materials to carry a stamp showing that a tax had been paid to Britian.

An essay concerning human understanding argued that every person was born with a tabula rasa, or blank mind.

Which of the following was not one of the thing the rococo style emphasize?

As a result of the Bill of rights, the Monarchs and Parliament needed to what?

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were especially influenced by the ideas of which two 17th-century Englishmen?

The Declaration of Independence includes broad statements supporting equality and human rights.

In which system was the universe seen as a series of concentric spheres—one inside the other?

Who used detailed astronomical data to arrive at his laws of planetary motion?

What was the religion of most Europeans in the 18th century?

Where was the first daily newspaper printed?

Who believed that scientists should not rely on the ideas of ancient authorities?

The return of all occupied territories but Silesia to their original owners was guaranteed by which treaty?

What states that "...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"?

In January 1770, Thomas Paine published a persuasive pamphlet called Common Sense.

Only who could bring about the enlightened reforms society needed?

The development of newspapers for the general public was an important aspect of the growth of publishing and reading.

What did the baroque style stress? (2 answers)

Who controlled Canada as well as the thirteen colonies on the eastern coast of what is now the United States?