enlightenment vocabluary Flashcards
physician that diagrammed the human organs, bones, and muscles after dissecting cadavers
ANDREAS VESALIUS
states that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not the people
DIVINE RIGHT
introduced the first smallpox vaccine
EDWARD JENNER
created the first mercury thermometer
GABRIEL FARENHEIT
built a telescope and discovered the moon had a rough, uneven surface
GALILEO
theory in which earth is assumed to be the center of the solar system
GEOCENTRIC THEORY
theory in which the sun is assumed to be the center of the solar system
HELIOCENTRIC THEORY
mathematician that proved Copernicus’ Heliocentric theory to be basically correct
JOHANNES KEPLER
believed people were born free and equal with three natural rights: life, liberty, property
JOHN LOCKE
believed women needed education to become virtuous and useful
MARY WOLLSTONESCRAFT
Promoted the separation of powers and checks and balances
MONTESQUIEU
System in which a government’s power comes from the consent of the governed
NEW GOVERNMENT
scientist that describe the universe as a “giant clock” that God has set in motion
NEWTON
Monarchs rule is justified by divine right
OLD GOVERNMENT
The highest legislature in the UK
PARLIAMENT
