Enlightenment Vocabulary List PDF
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This document is a list of vocabulary related to the Enlightenment. It includes figures such as Andreas Vesalius, Edward Jenner, and Galileo, along with concepts such as Divine Right, Geocentric Theory, and Heliocentric Theory. The concepts described range across a broad scope of historical and philosophical themes.
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1. Andreas Vesalius- physician that diagrammed the human organs, bones, and muscles after dissecting cadavers 2. Divine Right- states that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not the people 3. Edward Jenner- introduced the first smallpox vaccine 4. Gabriel Farenhei...
1. Andreas Vesalius- physician that diagrammed the human organs, bones, and muscles after dissecting cadavers 2. Divine Right- states that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not the people 3. Edward Jenner- introduced the first smallpox vaccine 4. Gabriel Farenheit- created the first mercury thermometer 5. Galileo- built a telescope and discovered the moon had a rough, uneven surface 6. Geocentric Theory- theory in which the Earth is assumed to be the center of the solar system 7. Heliocentric Theory- theory in which the sun is assumed to be the center of the solar system 8. Johannes Kepler- mathematician that proved that Copernicus’s Heliocentric Theory was, basically, correct 9. John Locke- believed people were born free and equal with 3 natural rights- life, liberty, and property 10.Mary Wollstonecraft- believed women needed education to become more virtuous and useful 11.Montesquieu- promoted the separation of powers and checks and balances 12.New Government- system in which a government’s power comes from the consent of the governed 13.Newton- scientist that described the universe as a “giant clock” that God had set in motion 14.Old Government- monarch’s rule is justified by divine right 15.Parliament- the highest legislature in the UK 16.Reformation- period in which people began challenging the Church’s teachings 17.Salon- social gathering of intellectuals and artists 18.Secular- denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious basis 19.Thomas Hobbes- believed people should hand over their rights to a strong ruler 20.Zacharius Janssen- invented the first microscope
