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Chapter 22
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the geocentric theory? | the earth-centered view of the universe in which scholars believed that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe. |
| Who came up with the geocentric theory? | Aristotle |
| What was the scientific revolution? | a major change in European thought in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs. |
| When did the scientific revolution begin? | mid-1500s |
| What is the heliocentric theory? | the idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun |
| What is the scientific method? | a logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world, in which experimentation and observation are used to test hypotheses. |
| What was the Enlightenment? | A new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power for individuals to solve problems. |
| What did Hobbes believe about human nature? | Hobbes believed that all humans are naturally selfish and wicked and need a strong ruler to govern. |
| What type of government did Hobbes favor and why? | Hobbes favored a monarchy because people acted in their own self interest. |
| What did Locke believe were man’s natural rights? | Locke believed that all people are born free and equal with three natural rights which are life, liberty, and property. |
| What type of government did Locke favor and why? | Locke favored a democracy. |
| How did Denis Diderot reflect Enlightenment ideas? | created a large set of books to which many leading scholars of Europe contributed articles and essays. He called it Encyclopedia and began publishing the first volumes in 1751. |
| How did Franz Joseph Haydn reflect Enlightenment ideas? | wrote classical music |
| How did Mozart reflect Enlightenment ideas? | wrote classical music |
| How did Beethoven reflect Enlightenment ideas? | wrote classical music |
| How did Samuel Richardson reflect Enlightenment ideas? | was an author who wrote novels |
| How did Frederick the Great reflect Enlightenment ideas? | committed himself to reforming Prussia. |
| How did Joseph II reflect Enlightenment ideas? | introduced legal reforms and freedom of the press. |
| How did Catherine the Great reflect Enlightenment ideas? | ruled with absolute authority but also sought to reform Russia. |
| Where did Frederick the Great rule? | Prussia |
| Where did Joseph II rule? | Austria |
| Where did Catherine the Great rule? | Russia |
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