Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment
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| God built the universe and let it run. Clockmaker theory. | ||
| Member of a group of Enlightenment thinkers who tried to apply the methods of science to the improvement of society | ||
| a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses | ||
| the idea that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will | ||
| Laws that govern all fields of science | ||
| (1738-1794) One of the first scholars to develop a systematic understanding of why people committed crime | ||
| believed government should have separation of powers | ||
| believed government should protect the rights to life, liberty, and property | ||
| his discovery of universal laws for gravitation, movement, and optics helped launch the Enlightenment | ||
| believed that society corrupted man; also espoused the idea of the social contract and general will | ||
| art style characterized by intense emotion, shadows, and extravagance | ||
| death penalty | ||
| showing movement | ||
| ruler who uses their power to improve the welfare of its citizens | ||
| part of the government that enforces laws | ||
| the wishes of the majority of people | ||
| idea that the earth is in the center of the universe | ||
| idea that the sun is the center of the solar system | ||
| part of the government that interprets laws | ||
| part of the government that creates laws | ||
| freedom to act in accordance with one's desires | ||
| Rational thought | ||
| Art style characterized by pastel hues and frivolous subjects | ||
| Picture dealing with arrangements of inanimate objects | ||
| "blank slate" - we are born and then learn through experience | ||
| Use of extreme light and shadow effects in a work of art | ||
| Developed the Scientific Method | ||
| Baroque artists; famous for Ecstasy of Saint Theresa | ||
| astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory | ||
| Enlightened despot of Prussia | ||
| Enlightened despot of Russia |