World History Ch.5 Sec.1,2 Flashcards

The geocentric theory was the belief that the Earth was the center of the universe and the sun and stars revolved around it.

A transformation in European thought in the 1500s and 1600s that called for scientific observation, experimentation, and the questioning of traditional opinions.

A method of inquiry that promotes observing, measuring, explaining, and verifying as a way to gain scientific knowledge.

<p>The scientific theory that has the sun as the center of the universe with the Earth rotating around the sun.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who believed all things should be doubted until proven by reason.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Polish astronomer who proposed the heliocentric theory of the universe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He made significant discoveries, including the law of motion of falling objects, which put him in conflict with the Catholic Church.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He discovered the law of gravity and laws on the physics of objects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People learned to answer things based on observation, not just guessing or based on fables and beliefs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aristotle's belief that more massive objects fall faster than less massive objects is incorrect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Church believed that Galileo's findings contradicted their interpretations of Scripture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A time of optimism and possibility from the late 1700s, also called the Age of Reason.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gatherings in which intellectual and political ideas were exchanged during the Enlightenment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An agreement between a people and their government, stating that people would give up some of their freedom in return for peace, security, and order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An English philosopher and founder of British empiricism who developed political and economic theories during the Enlightenment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Swiss-French political philosopher who valued the social contract and discussed the nature of man in his work 'On the Origin of Inequality.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A French jurist and political philosopher who proposed a government divided into three branches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Philosophers in the Enlightenment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A French philosopher and author who supported Deism and advocated for a tolerant approach to religion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The absolute monarchs in 18th-century Europe who embraced Enlightenment ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers