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WH Chapter 15

Age of Reason Flash Cards

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Boyle's Law says increasing pressure on a gas reduces its volume
Who discovered the chemical substances of ammonia, oxygen, and carbon dioxide? Priestly
The eighteenth-century intellectual movement is known as the Enlightenment
The belief which sees reason as the only sure source of knowledge and truth is rationalism
The framers of the United States' Constitution borrowed which idea from Montesquieu? separation of powers
Which was the chief means for spreading the ideas of the philosophes? the Encyclopedie
The Social Contract maintained that the "general will" meant majority rule
Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley were hymn writers
El Greco is known for figures that are elongated
What Dutch painter was known for his chiaroscuro effect? Rembrandt
Which pair of words best describes the rococo style? delicate, feminine
Which art style expressed the orderly, formal, and balanced approach of the Enlightenment? neoclassical
Which of the following composers is associated with opera? Bach, Handel, Haydn, Monteverdi Monteverdi
An oratorio is best described as a combination of vocal and instrumental music telling a sacred story
What theory says that the sun is the center of the universe? heliocentric
What is reasoning from specific cases to a general conclusion called? inductive reasoning
What philosophy says that everything is part of one great substance called "God"? pantheism
"All knowledge comes through experience" expresses which philosophy? Empiricism
What were the eighteenth-century American revivals called? The Great Awakening
What term is applied to music with several intertwined melody lines? polyphony
Who wrote Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire? Gibbon
French comedies Moliere
To err is human, to forgive divine Pope
Gulliver's Travels Swift
Robinson Crusoe Defoe
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Gibbon
heliocentric theory Copernicus
improved telescope Galileo
chemicals used to treat disease Paracelsus
heart pumps blood Harvey
vaccination Jenner
Father of Modern Chemistry Lavoisier
mapmaker Mercator
microscope Leeunwenhoek
deductive reasoning Descartes
inductive reasoning Bacon
The Roman Catholic Church supported the geocentric theory and branded those who accepted the heliocentric theory as heretics True
The modern concepts of chemistry developed from the medieval practices of mixing elixirs and potions True
Anton van Leeuwenhoek's improved telescope aided in his discovery of bacteria False
Deists saw God as the Creator who no longer intervened in human affairs True
The literature of the Age of Reason developed its own rules, not using models from earlier times False
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