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- Glorious revolution
- this revolution was known as "Glorious" because there was no bloodshed
- Nicolaus copernicus
- stated the heliocentric theory of the universe (sun centered)
- heliocentric
- a theory stating that the sun is placed in the center of the universe
- constitutional monarchy
- this is when a ruler or ruling figure does not have complete control of every aspect of life or anything in general
- John Locke
- english, wrote the Two treatises of Gov., 3 natural right: life, liberty and property;
- Age of reason
- also known as the enlightenment because of the reasons that philosophers carried out
- voltaire
- French, wrote the Candide, free speech religious tolerance should triumph over religious fanaticism;separation of chuch and state
- Thomas Hobbes
- English, wrote the Leviathan- state mst have central authority to maintain behavior, believed in absolutism
- Galileo Galilei
- built a telescope and was the first to make observations with it
- fallow
- "no crops"
- Isaac newton
- defined the laws of motion and gravity
- Peter the great
- westernized russia to be successful, pulled his people from isolation
- Miguel de Cervantes
- wrote the Don quixote, concsidered the first novel
- Age of absolutism
- a purposeful attempt by european rulers-kings, and queens, emperors and empresses, tsars and tsarinas- to extend their royalty or dynastic control over all aspects of life in the lands they ruled
- Eugene Delacroix
- born 1798 in France, Romantic:emotion not reason, use of color, historic themes
- enlightenment
- also known as the age of reason, and took place in the 18th century. It developed as a result of the scientific revolution. was a movement of intellectuals who dared to know
- Johann sebastian Bach
- born 1685 in Germany, studied music all his life;challenged tradition;Baroque style:complex multilayered
- Jean-Jaques rousseau
- French, wrote the social contact, gov. should protect the common good and should be a democracy
- absolute monarchy
- this is when a ruler or ruling figure ruled basically everything (absolutely)
- Loiux XIV
- ruled for 72 years, known as the "sun king", expanded France, said, " I am the state"
- Scientific revolution
- a time when there was new emphasis on observation and reason in science, rather than reliance on traditional knowledge
- divine right of kings
- a belief that god gave them the right to rule
- William Harvey
- he refined valasius ideas and showed that the heart was the beginning of the blood's circulation
- Wolfgang Amadeus mozart
- born 1756 in austria;musical prodigy;rebelled against church rules;classical style
- charles II
- more aware of his limitations than Charles I
- William and Mary
- replaced James II for reasons of decreasing catholicism
- Johannes Kepler
- German mathmetician, confermed the heliocentric theory with observations.Also showed that the planets moved in ellipses
- English civil war
- contributed to the growing rights of Englishmen and the creation of constitutional monarchy in england
- Frederick the great
- Made a really powerful prussian army, and expanded prussia
- charles I
- tried to advocate the divine right of kings and bring more absolutitst policies to England, was tried and executed in 1649 as a tyrant, traitor, murderur and public enemy
- Geocentric
- a theory stating that the earth is placed in the center of the universe
- montesquieu
- French, wrote the Spirit of Laws, power of government should be divided: executive, legislative, judicial;constitution
- English bill of rights
- a document that constitutional monarchs must accept stating the acknowledgemnt of limited power
- Oliver cromwell
- leader of the military, ruled England as "Lord protector" until 1658, was a dictator until his death
- Scientific method
- it is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments