Ancient Greek and Roman thinkers and the Bible/Church
Offered new explanations for mysteries of nature, prompted people to question authortiy and religious teachings
Mid-seventeenth to late eighteenth centuries
observation, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion
The Social Contract
Thomas Jefferson
Voltaire, Locke, Beccaria, Montesquieu
Andreas Vesalius
Law of Gravity
Salons
Neoclassical
Enlightened Absolutism/Depotism
Increased religious toleration, reduced censorship and torture, improved education, abolished serfdom
People are naturally selfish;absolute monarchs to protect society / People are good and can govern themselves; governments should protect natural rights
Voltaire
Separation of power or checks and balances
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Heliocentric Theory
Scientific Method
Rights for women
Created the Encyclopedia
John Locke
European society and colonial America
Federal System
Which idea, taken from Montesquieu, became an integral part of the American system of government?
A system in which rulers tried to rule by enlightenment ideas while still maintaining their royal powers.
The idea of a direct democracy is explained by Rousseau in his book _______ ________ ______
What is the correct sequence of steps in the scientific method?
What cause did Mary Wollstonecraft fight for most ardently?
Denis Diderot
Strong advoacte for freedom of religion and freedom of speech during the Enlightenment.
Before the 1500s who and what were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge?
The Declaration of Independence was written who?
Isaac Newton
How did the Enlightenment lead to a more secular outlook?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What sorts of reforms did the enlightened despots make?
Dissected human bodies and created detailed drawings of them
Where did the Enlightenment ideas spread to?
Nicolaus Copernicus
'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. Which Enlightenment philosopher had the greatest impact on this phrase from the Declaration of Independence, by Thomas Jefferson?
When did the the Enlightenment take place?
New artistic style the replaced the baroque style which stressed grace, elegance, and simplicity.
The work of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes help create what?
System of government in which power is shared between the state and national government
How did the ideas of Hobbes and Locke differ?
Term for the meeting places where the ideas of the enlightenment were spread
What influence did the ideas of the Enlightenment Philosophers have on the U.S. Declaration and Constitution? Support answer with specific details
The United States first constitution
