AP Euro Quiz 6 Flashcards
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| 5615947909 | John Locke | - English Philosopher and political theorist contributed to liberalism -believed a person's identity depended on their experiences - people born with life liberty and property (natural rights) -government only protects those rights. -democracy (lock on rights) |  | 0 |
| 5615947910 | deism | -belief in a creator out of this universe who then stepped back and does not intervene -many philosophers believed in this theory like Adam Smith | 1 | |
| 5615949658 | William Harvey | -English physician -first to prove that blood is pumped from the heart to the brain and other parts of the body -disproved Galen's views on how blood is circulated |  | 2 |
| 5615949659 | Galileo | - "father of observational astronomy and modern physics" -confirmed the phases of Venus -built some ideas off of the heliocentric system, some people did not agree with his ideas and condemned them |  | 3 |
| 5615954763 | Rene Descartes | -father of modern philosophy -broke off of Scholastic philosophy with his own ideas -updated the scientific model -considered any information with doubt to be false (hyperbolic doubt) -questioned everything |  | 4 |
| 5615956794 | Denis Diderot | -writer, critic -best known for creating the encyclopedia |  | 5 |
| 5615956795 | Cesare Beccaria | -considered one of the greatest thinkers of the enlightenment -wrote on Crimes and Punishment -was against the use of torture and cruel punishments unless proven guilty. |  | 6 |
| 5615960883 | Mary Wollstoncraft | -women's rights advocate -wrote Vindication of the Rights of Woman |  | 7 |
| 5615960884 | Wealth of Nations | -1776 -written by Adam Smith -book on building nations wealth and used in economy -the book talks about economics, and free trade | 8 | |
| 5615964417 | Aristotle | -great thinker from Greece -believed humans exist to achieve their own happiness -came before the "modern" philosophers |  | 9 |
| 5615964418 | Copernicus | -created the model showing the sun at the center of the universe which many people thought was incorrect at the time -used the heliocentric system |  | 10 |
| 5615964419 | Galen | - Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher -worked in the medical field -William Harvey later disproved his ideas | 11 | |
| 5615969245 | Cardinal Mazarin | -d 1661 -succeeded Cardinal Richelieu in France -tried to create peace within France --sometimes made decisions based on greed |  | 12 |
| 5615971051 | Rococo Art | -"Late Baroque" -art style was graceful and used light colors -was more lighthearted of a art style than Baroque |  | 13 |
| 5615971052 | Hegemony | -leadership by one country or group over another | 14 | |
| 5615977161 | Conscription | -a military draft | 15 | |
| 5615977162 | Social Contract | -agreement between individuals and a ruler that a ruler can govern within reason and if they don't the people will kick them out | 16 | |
| 5615979341 | Divine Right | -a ruler has no listen to anyone but God | 17 | |
| 5615983404 | Skepticism | -doubting the truth, philosophers were this | 18 | |
| 5615985158 | invisible hand | -term used by Adam Smith in wealth of nations -The term "invisible hand" is a metaphor used to show how in a free market self centered individuals work through a system to promote the benefits for society. | 19 |