1. Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment
Ch. 17 REVIEW

2. At the center (geocentric)
Where is Earth placed in the universe according to the Ptolemaic system?
At the center (geocentric)

3. Who is considered the Father of Rationalism?
Rene Descartes

4. Name three of the world’s most famous operas composed by Mozart
Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni

5. Who developed the law of universal gravitation?
Issac Newton

6. Who was the first to argue that the sun and NOT the earth was the center of the universe?
Copernicus

7. What is inductive reasoning?
Using experiments to test hypotheses (theories) to establish general principles.

8. Explain Rousseau’s idea of a “social contract”
An entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

9. What is Adam Smith’s area of expertise and his most famous work?
Economics
Wealth of Nations

10. What Anglican minister helped form the Methodist church, a new branch of Protestantism?
John Wesley

11. What is a “salon”?
Rooms where wealthy upper-class people could have intellectual conversations and spread new ideas

12. Define “Laissez-faire”
To let people do what they want

13. Explain John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa or blank mind
People are shaped by their experiences in the surrounding world, hence, society can be changed