Unit 5 Review
Unit 5 Flash Cards
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- William Harvey
- Drew a layout of the blook circulation in the human body
- Johannes Kepler
- Confirmed the heliocentric theory. Planets move in ellipses tather than perfect circles
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- No crops
- Age of Absolutism
- Absolute monarchy, the leader has all the power
- John Locke
- English, Wrote Two Treaties of Government that said monarchs are not chosen by god. People are good, and "Life, Liberty, and property"
- Scientific method
- Way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Stated the heliocentric (sun-centered) theory of the universe
- Galileo Galilei
- Built the first telescoped
- Isaac Newton
- Defined the laws of motion and gravity
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Don Quixote, considered to have wrote the first novel, about the man who wandered the the country thinking that he is a knight
- English Civil War
- War the broke out between Parliament's supporters and the king's supporter's
- Charles I
- Tried to advocate the divine right of kings and bring more absolutist policies to England and was tried and executed as a traitor
- Enlightenment
- also known as The Age of Reason, took place in the 18th century. It was a result of the Scientific Revolution
- Oliver Cromwell
- Leader of the militaty, ruled England as "Lord Protector"
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- French, Wrote The Social Contract that said that the government is a contract between rulers and the people. Humans are good, democracy is the best
- Absolute monarchy
- Leader had all the power
- Voltaire
- French, Wrote Candine that was a satire. Believed in free speech and separation of church and state
- English Bill of Rights
- Restricted powers of monarchs
- Wolfgabg Amadeus Mozart
- Born in 1756 in Austria, musical prodigy, rebeled against church rules, Classical style
- Constitutional monarchy
- Separation of power
- Geocentric
- Earth is the center of the universe
- Charles II
- During his time of rule, the first political parties developed
- Frererick the Greaat
- Ruler of Prussia, devoted his life to the Prussian Army and made it the most efficient fighting force in Europe
- Heliocentric
- Sun is the center of the universe
- Louis XIV
- One of the most powerful monarchs of Europe, ruled for 72 years, and was known as the Sun King, expanded Frances power into other areas of Europe
- Johann Sebastion Bach
- Born in 1685 in Germany, studied music all his life, traveled and brought new music ideas to the church, Baroque style: complex and multilayered
- Montesquieu
- French, Wrote The Spirit of Laws saying best form of government is separation of power. Power should be split into 3 branches of government
- Scientific Revolution
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- William and Mary
- Approved the English Bill of Rights
- Age of Reason
- Also lnown as the Enlightenment, it took place in the 18th century. It was a result of the Scientific Revolution
- Thomas Hobbes
- English, Wrote the book Leviathan that says that the state has central authority. People are evil and absolute monarchy was the best
- Divine rights of kings
- Kings were chosen by the gods
- Eugene Delacroix
- Born in 1798 in France, Romantic and used color
- Peter the Great
- Ruler of Russia, Westernized Russia, created a navy and moved capital called St. Petersburg to the north
- Glorious Revolution
- There was no bloodshed in England