Who was Gabriel Fahrenheit?

German physicist who made the first thermometer which had mercury in glass.

What is the Enlightenment?

A new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems.

What is a social contract?

Thomas Hobbes argued that to escape such a bleak life, people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order.

Philosopher who had a positive view of human nature

What is a Philosophe?

The social critics of the mid-1700s in France. They believed that people could apply reason to all aspects of life.

One of the most brilliant and influential philosophers who published more than 70 books about political essays, philosophy and drama.

Influential French writer who was devoted to the study of political liberty.

Another great philosophe, who believed that civilization corrupts people’s natural goodness.

Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?

Published A Vindication of the Rights of Women , where they argued about the importance of women’s education.

Social gatherings of philosophers, writers, artists and scientists, to discuss ideas

European art of the 1600s and early 1700s, it was characterized by grand, ornate design

What is Neoclassical?

“new classical”, art of the late 1700s with simple and elegant styles from classical Greece and Rome

What is an enlightened despot?

Monarchs who embraced the new ideas and made reforms that reflected the Enlightenment spirit

Who was Catherine the Great?

Ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796, most admired by the Philosophes

Who was Denis Diderot?

Created the encyclopedia in 1751

Who was Samuel Richardson?

Wrote Pamela , which is considered the first true English novel.

Abolished serfdom and ordered that peasants be paid for their labor with cash.

What was the Declaration of Independence?

July 1776, written by Thomas Jefferson, justification for why the colonists wanted independence

What are checks and balances?

Each branch of government checking the actions of the other two.

What is a federal system of government?

Power was divided between national and state governments.

What are the Bill of Rights?

First ten amendments to the Constitution that provided basic freedoms to citizens

Which of the following is NOT a reason the colonists won the American Revolution: They had a more well trained army, They had the help of France, They had a stronger motivation for fighting the war, The war was very expensive for Great Britain?

They had a more well trained army

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What is the geocentric theory?

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Earth centered view of the universe

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What was the Scientific Revolution?

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A new way of thinking about the natural world

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What is the heliocentric theory?

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Nicolaus Copernicus sun centered theory of the universe

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What is the scientific method?

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Logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.

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Who was Galileo Galilei?

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Italian scientist who built on the new theories about astronomy

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Who was Zacharias Janssen?

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developed the first microscope in 1590

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Who was Isaac Newton?

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English scientist who discovered the law of universal gravitation

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