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First country to limit a king's power with Parliament.
England
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First country to limit a king's power with Parliament.
England
he wrote the book "leviathan" and said life without a strong ruler would be nasty, brutish, and short
Thomas Hobbes
she urged women to enter politics and argued for women's rights
Mary Wollstonecraft
The king of England must share power with this group.
Parliament
This french philosopher used satire to push for freedom of speech.
Voltaire
Italian astronomer who used a telescope to prove theories.
Galileo
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
First country to limit a king's power with Parliament. | England |
he wrote the book "leviathan" and said life without a strong ruler would be nasty, brutish, and short | Thomas Hobbes |
she urged women to enter politics and argued for women's rights | Mary Wollstonecraft |
The king of England must share power with this group. | Parliament |
This french philosopher used satire to push for freedom of speech. | Voltaire |
Italian astronomer who used a telescope to prove theories. | Galileo |
Heliocentric theory says this is at the center of the universe. | Sun |
Polish scientist who discovered planetary motion | Kepler |
Where people would gather to talk during the Enlightenment | Salons |
deaf composer | Beethoven |
Enlightenment age composer of "the Marriage of Figaro" | Mozart |
found out how blood circulates | William Harvey |
French Romantic painter | Delacroix |
He wrote the American Declaration of Independence based on Enlightened ideas. | Thomas Jefferson |
Wrote "On the Spirit of Laws about Checks and Balances." | Montesqueiu |
Came up with the theory of gravity | Newton |
Philosopher from England who said all people have the right to life, liberty, & property. | John Locke |
Wrote the Social Contract about the agreement between society and its government. | Rosseau |
He wrote the first European novel- Don Quixote | Cervantes |