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1. According to the heliocentric model, what is at the center of the universe?

2. What is Francis Bacon’s significance to the scientific revolution?

3. The Catholic Church believed that __________ was the center of the universe.

4. T or F – Margaret Cavendish believed that humans were masters of nature.

5. What is Maria Winkelmann’s significance?6. According to rationalism, what is the center of

all knowledge? (Descartes)

Homework – 315 – 317 and outline!Mike/Bob scenarioNotes

Can scientific laws apply to human behavior?

Locke – people can learn from experiences and improve themselves; thought government should protect peoples’ rights.

Others believed that laws similar to Newton’s scientific laws could be applied to society ideal society.

Locke thought that if a government sucked, the people could overthrow it!

Hobbes (last chapter) thought people were selfish and nasty

Philosophe = French word for philosophers Focused on 5 major concepts:

Reason Nature Happiness Progress Liberty

French Liked idea of religious

tolerance, criticized Christianity.

Believed in deism – religion based on reason and natural laws. [God created the universe and then let it run according to natural laws]

Influenced Bill of Rights

Montesquieu - separation of powers

Legislative, judicial and executive branches of government – limit and control each other

Denis Diderot: published the first encyclopedia

Adam Smith: economics The state should not regulate the economy Laissez-faire: let people do what they want.

Freedom to pursue own economic interests. Wrote The Wealth of Nations Thought government should do only 3

things: protect from invasion, defend against injustice and keep up public works

Rights for the accused –speedy trials, better treatment for prisoners

Against torture and capital punishment

Punishment should fit the crime

Influenced modern justice system

Men thought that educated women would be idle and wicked

Mary Wollstonecraft - argued that women needed education, and should participate in government

Many wealthy women helped spread Enlightenment ideas by having big social gatherings in Salons

Women and men deserve EQUAL rights

Enlightenment = big deal.

Rethought political systems

Inspired French and American Revolutions.