Unit 5 Review
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- Miguel de Cervantes
- Don Quixote considered the first Novel about a man who wanders through the countryside thinking that he's a knight
- Glorious Revolution
- The revolution is known as glorious because there was no blood shed in England
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- He stated his Heliocentric Theory of the Universe which was closer to accurate
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- born in 1685 in Germany he is from a musical family studied music his whole life he traveled and brought new music ideas to the Church-Challenged tradition Baroque style complex multilayered
- Geocentric
- The study of the earth
- Charles II
- was king of England since parliament had been given to the kingship Charles he was aware of the limitations of his position
- Peter the Great
- became the ruler of Russia when he was 22 that years old he believed that his country should be westernized in order to be successful he started a navy a built a new capital St. Petersburg he tripled the size of Russia
- Scientific Revolution
- A time from ca 1550-1700 when there was a new emphasis on a observations and reason in science rather than reliance on traditional knowledge
- Age of Reason
- Another name for it is The Enlightenment and it took place in the 18th century it developed as a result as the scientific revolution
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- no crops
- English Civil War
- War broke out between Parliaments supporters Roundheads and the Kings supporters Cavaliers
- Thomas Hobbes
- he was english that wrote his own book called Leviathan his beliefs was that absolute monarchs were the best
- Constitutional Monarchy
- kings power is limited by parliament
- English Bill of Rights
- part of conditions of coming to power William and Mary had to accept it
- Frederick the Great
- was the ruler of Purssia a German state he centralized the government and put it under his control he devoted his life to the Purssia army
- Isaac Newton
- defined the laws of motion and gravity he was trying to explain the motion of the universe
- Enlightenment
- was a movement of intellectuals who dared to know it was also called the age of reasoning
- Voltaire
- was French wrote the book Candide his beliefs was that human being should have free of speech saying the quote " I disapprove of what you say
- John Locke
- was english wrote a book called Two Treatises of Government his belief was that people should have freedom and excerise rights life, property, liberty
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- was French wrote the book The Social Contact his beliefs was that human beings can rely on instincts and emotions
- Absolute Monarchy
- rulers that have complete power they were not limited by legislature or law they centrailized their power
- Johannes Kepler
- a German mathematician confirmed the heliocentric theory with observations he showed that the planets move in ellipses rather than perfect circles
- LouisXIV
- was recognized as one of the most powerful monarchs of Europe he ruled for 72 years and was known for sun king he moved the capital from paris to Versailles
- William and Mary
- English monarchs considered to be constitutional monarchs
- Heliocentric
- having the sun as the center of the Universe
- Scientific Method
- Its a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments
- Oliver Cromwell
- was the leader of the military ruled England as Lord Protector until 1658 he was a dictator not long after after Parliament
- Charles I
- was tired and executed in 1649 as a tyrant traitor murderer and public enemy
- Eugene Delacroix
- Born in 1798 in France romantic emotion not reason use of color historic themes liberty guiding the people
- Galileo Galilei
- Built the first telescope and was the first to make observations with it
- William Harvey
- He refined Vesalius ideas and showed that the heart was the beginning of the bloods circulation
- Divine right of kings
- they believed that they were chosen by God
- Age of Absolutism
- The years it had been labeled 1650-1789 it was also a purposful attempt by Europeans rulers To entend to their royal or dynasty control
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Born 1756 Austria from a musical family musical prodigy traveled through Europe Rebelled against church rules classical style piano concerto
- Montesquieu
- was French wrote a book called Spirit of Laws his beliefs was that power should be seperated legislative, judicial, and executive branches