What were the sources of information that Europeans relied upon to decide that was true or false?
1. Romans
2. Greeks
3. Catholic Church
What person first suggested that the accepted model of the universe was not accurate?
Copernicus
What scientist concluded that the planets move in ellipses around the sun?
Johannes Kaepler
What man used his telescope design to study the objects in space up close?
Galileo Galiei
What are the five steps to Scientific Method?
1. Question
2. Hypothesis
3. Experiment
4. Analyze
5. Conclusion
What thinker developed the idea of empiricism, or experimenting and then drawing conclusions?
Francis Bacon
What thinker relied upon mathematics and logic to lead him to conclusions?
Rene Descartes
What scientist revolutionized the scientific world with his theories on the law of motion and gravity?
Sir Issac Newton
Anders Celsius
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Andreas Vesalius
Studied actual human anatomy
Edward Jenner
Created first smallpox vaccination
Gabriel Fahrenheit
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Where was the center of discussion on politics and ideas?
Paris
List and summarize the five core beliefs of the philosophers of the Enlightenment.
1. Reason: truth through logic
2. Nature: is good and reasonable
3. Happiness: seek well-being on earth
4. Progress: society can improve
5. Liberty: keep rights people won
Who was the leading and most influential of the philosophers of the Enlightenment?
Francois Marie Abuet
Who was the French political philosopher that admired the British form of government?
Montesquieu
What philosopher claimed that the best government was guided by the will of the people?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
What philosopher introduced ideas on rights that those accused of crimes should maintain?
Beccaria
What female philosopher called for Enlightenment ideas to be applied to women in society and marriage?
Pistell
What were the three long term effects of the Enlightenment thinkers centered their ideas around?
1. Divine Right
2. Union of Church and state
3. Social classes
What female writer and philosopher argued that women needed the same emphasis on education as men did?
Wollstonecraft