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If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: Rene Answer: French philosopher and mathematician who lived from 1596-1650. His discourse on states that all assumptions had to be proven on the basis of known facts. Question: Scientific Answer: emerged during early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry views of society and nature. Question: Copernicus, viewAnswer: Proposed the theory that put the sun in the center of the with the planets traveling around the sun. Question: Answer: The arm of the enlightenment Question: John Locke ,two treatises of civil Answer: The greatest of the enlightenment thinkers , a defense for the "glorious revolution" in England. Question: essay concerning understanding Answer: One of the works of the enlightenment along with newtons principia stressed the importance of the environment on human development Question: rasa Answer: The human mind was born as a blank slate and registered from the senses passively . Question: The Answer: Committed to fundamental reform in society they were extremely successful in popularizing the enlightenment ,though we're not professional philosophers like Locke and Question: Answer: Perhaps the most of all enlightenment philosophers he wrote his criticisms with a sharp sarcasm that ridiculed those with whom he dis agreed . Question: Baron de Montesquieu, of the lawsAnswer: member of the french nobility; hated the of Louis XIV. He called for seperation of powers in government into three branches (monarchy, nobility, and the rest of the population. Question: and balances Answer: would ensure that no single branch of government became too powerful as the other two branches excess power. Question: Jean- Jacques Rousseau, Contract (1762)Answer: believed that too much of an on property, and not enough consideration of people, was a root cause of social injustice Question: Mary Answer: English writer and early feminist who male supremacy and advocated equal education for women Question: HarveyAnswer: English physician; announced that blood circulates the body. Question: EnlightenmentAnswer: Intellectual revolution during the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe; Emphasis on reason, individualism, and based on observation. Question: method Answer: a way to ask and scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments Question: NewtonAnswer: the intellectual that showed the power of the human mind and influenced the great minds of the eighteenth century that since nature is ; he discouraged metaphysics and the supernatural as opposed to empirical observation. Question: principle of universal Answer: piece of writing by Newton; natural laws of motion; body in the universe attracts every other body in the universe in a precise mathematical relationship Question: Principia, Answer: piece of writing by Newton; another name for Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy; details of the of universal gravitation Question: the Great Answer: was the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 9 July 1762 until her in 1796 at the age of 67.
Question: Pugachev Answer: The intensified as the 18th century wore on, with more than fifty peasant revolts occurring between 1762 and 1769 Question: Enlightened Answer: A form of absolute monarchy inspired by the Enlightenment; absolute ruler promotes the good of the . Question: Frederick the Answer: Prussian ruler from 1740-1786 who was profoundly influenced by the Enlightenment and gained Silesia and Polish territory in the War of Succession. Question: War of Austrian Answer: War fought by Austria, Britain, and the Netherlands Prussia, France, and Spain because Frederick the Great invaded the Hapsburg empire and annexed Silesia. Question: Seven ' WarAnswer: A war fought between , supported by Britain, and an alliance of Austria, France, and Russia who wanted to conquer Prussia and divide its territories. Question: GalileiAnswer: Developed the laws of motion, validated Copernicus' view with the aid of a telescope, and first to use the telescope as a scientific instrument. Question: laws of Answer: Gravity is a force that produced uniform acceleration and all falling objects descend with equal velocity regardless of their weight. Question: Answer: It gathers light and directs it to a single point, first used by Galileo as a instrument. Question: Francis Answer: the empirical method that had already been used by Brahe and Galileo. His inductive method formed the backbone of the modern scientific method. Question: empiricismAnswer: A theory of inductive reasoning that calls for acquiring evidence through and experimentation rather than deductive reason and speculation. Question: Tycho Answer: A Danish astronomer, carefully recorded movements of the planets he constructed the most accurate tables of observations that had been up for centuries. Question: KeplerAnswer: He Brahe's observations to discover that the orbits of the planets were elliptical, not circular, he published "On the Motion of Mars." Question: Maria Answer: She inherited the Habsburg empire from her Charles VII and wanted to improve the condition of her people through absolute rule. Question: Maria Answer: She inherited the Habsburg empire from her father Charles VII and to improve the condition of her people through absolute rule. Question: Joseph Answer: Son and co-regent of Maria Theresa. He was one of the greatest "Enlightened and was deeply influenced by the Enlightenment and its emphasis on reforms. Question: PhysiocratsAnswer: Leaded by Francois Quesnay, they that it is the self-interest of individuals or groups of individuals that moves the economy. They also believed that wealth comes solely from the value of land by means of agriculture or development. Question: Adam , Wealth of NationsAnswer: A Scottish professor of philosophy, highly critical of mercantilism. Often considered the father of capitalism; This book written by Smith advocated that a free market economy would be beneficial to . Question: movementAnswer: played major role - many of the brightest minds of Enlightenment assembled to discuss major issues - took part in discussions Question: de StaelAnswer: Ran a salon and wrote widely read books deplored of women to men that the Revolution had done so little to change. Question: savageAnswer: "noble savage" man in a simpler state of nature was good and was by the materialism of civilization
Question: Denis Diderot, the Answer: Encyclopedie - 28 volumes with 3,000 pages & illustrations - covered everything known about science, technology & history. criticized the Church and gov and praised tolerance Question: Marquis de Answer: Marquis de Beccaria "An Essay on Crime and Punishment"
- reccomends a system of laws that equally to all classes
Question: François Answer: 1694-1774; leader of the in France who opposed mercantilist policies; sought to reform the existing agrarian system by instituting laissez faire in agriculture; believed the French government and nobility had too much control over land Question: LiberalismAnswer: the belief in liberty of the individual and before the law |
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