HIS 102 TEST II STUDY GUIDE PART I: Textbook Correlation: The Scientific Revolution ###-### People: Terms: Andreas Vesalius Superstition Empiricism Ptolemy Alchemy Scientific Method Copernicus Faustus Myth Royal Academies Galileo Ptolemaic Systems Pascal’s Wager Rene Descartes Geocentric Theory Witch Hunts Sir Francis Bacon Heliocentric Theory Sir Isaac Newton Inductive Reasoning Blaise Pascal Deductive Reasoning Questions to Consider: What explanations exist for the lack of scientific advancement in the Middle Ages? Is there an inherent conflict between science and religion? Consider this question from the points of view of Copernicus, Galileo, and the Catholic Church of the sixteenth century. Why did absolute monarchs fund royal academies? To what extent did the Scientific Revolution bring about a less superstitious society in Europe? To what extent did superstition continue to be present in Europe during this period? PART II: Textbook Correlation: The Enlightenment ###-### People: Terms: John Locke Enlightenment Miracles Isaac Newton Toleration The Encyclopedia Immanuel Kant Women in the Enlightenment Philosophes Voltaire Natural Religion Salons Denis Diderot Revealed Religion Enlightened Absolutism Montesquieu Deism Frederick the Great Catherine the Great Joseph II Questions to Consider: What is Enlightenment? How did the ideas of Isaac Newton and John Locke influence the philosophy of the Enlightenment? What attitudes did the have toward and the Middle Ages? philosophes How did most of the view Christianity and the Catholic Church, in particular? philosophes What reforms were instituted (or attempted) by the enlightened absolutists? To what extent were these monarchs successful in reforming their societies (NOTE: the degree of success varies with each monarch)? PART III: Textbook Correlation: The Old Regime and the French Revolution of 1789 ###-### People: Terms: Louis XVI Old Regime Taille [226] Abbe Sieyes American Revolution National Assembly [France’s Role]
HIS 102 TEST II STUDY GUIDE PART I: The Scientific Revolution Textbook Correlation: ###-### People: Terms: Andreas Vesalius Ptolemy Copernicus Galileo Rene Descartes Sir Francis Bacon Sir Isaac Newton Blaise Pascal Superstition Alchemy Faustus Myth Ptolemaic Systems Geocentric Theory Heliocentric Theory Inductive Reasoning Deductive Reasoning Empiricism Scientific Method Royal Academies Pascal’s Wager Witch Hunts Questions to Consider: What explanations exist for the lack of scientific advancement in the Middle Ages? Is there an inherent conflict between science and religion? Consider this question from the points of view of Copernicus, Galileo, and the Catholic Church of the sixteenth century. Why did absolute monarchs fund royal academies? To what extent did the Scientific Revolution bring about a less superstitious society in Europe? To what extent did superstition continue to be present in Europe during this period? PART II: The Enlightenment Textbook Correlation: ###-### People: Terms: John Locke Isaac Newton Immanuel Kant Voltaire Denis Diderot Montesquieu Frederick the Great Catherine the Great Joseph II Enlightenment Toleration Philosophes Natural Religion Revealed Religion Deism Miracles The Encyclopedia Women in the Enlightenment Salons Enlightened Absolutism Questions to Consider: What is Enlightenment? How did the ideas of Isaac Newton and John Locke influence the philosophy of the Enlightenment? What attitudes did the philosophes have toward and the Middle Ages? How did most of the philosophes view Christianity and the Catholic Church, in particular? What reforms were instituted (or attempted) by the enlightened absolutists? To what extent were these monarchs successful in reforming their societies (NOTE: the degree of success varies with each monarch)? PART III: The Old Regime and the French Revolution of 1789 Textbook Correlation: ###-### People: Terms: Louis XVI Abbe Sieyes Old Regime American Revolution [France’s Role] Taille [226] National Assembly