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Sky Hughes' World History 2 Chapter 22

By SkyHugs
  • Aristotle explained the geocentric theory
    400 BCE

    Aristotle explained the geocentric theory

  • Ptolemy supported the geocentric theory
    160

    Ptolemy supported the geocentric theory

  • Nicolaus Copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory
    1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus reasoned the heliocentric theory

  • Andreas Vesalius published On the Fabric of the Human Body - detailing dissection of human bodies
    1543

    Andreas Vesalius published On the Fabric of the Human Body - detailing dissection of human bodies

  • Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

    Zacharias Janssen invented the microscope

  • The Baroque Period began in art, music, and architecture

    The Baroque Period began in art, music, and architecture

    Bach and Handel were composers
  • Galileo developed the law of pendulum

    Galileo developed the law of pendulum

  • Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion

    Johannes Kepler published the first two laws of planetary motion

  • William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body

    William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body

  • Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

    Francis Bacon published Novum Organum which encouraged the experimental method

  • Galileo was put under house arrest by an Inquisition for supporting Copernicus' theory

    Galileo was put under house arrest by an Inquisition for supporting Copernicus' theory

  • Rene Descartes published Discourse on Method which set forth his reasoning

    Rene Descartes published Discourse on Method which set forth his reasoning

  • Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

    Evangelista Torricelli developed the first mercury barometer

  • Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan - social contrast

    Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan - social contrast

    people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order
  • Robert Boyle created Boyle's Law

    Robert Boyle created Boyle's Law

  • Issac Newton published his law of gravity

    Issac Newton published his law of gravity

  • John Locke explained his theory of "natural rights"

    John Locke explained his theory of "natural rights"

    life, liberty, and property
  • Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies - addressing lack of educational opportunities for women

    Mary Astell wrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies - addressing lack of educational opportunities for women

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek saw red blood cells for the first time

  • Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass

    Gabriel Fahrenheit made the first thermometer to use mercury in glass

    32 degrees = freezing; 212 degrees = boiling
  • Emilie du Chaptalet translated Newton's work from Latin into French

    Emilie du Chaptalet translated Newton's work from Latin into French

    a mathematician and physicist
  • Francois-Marie Arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms

    Francois-Marie Arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms

  • The enlightened despot, Frederick II, began his rule of Prussia

    The enlightened despot, Frederick II, began his rule of Prussia

  • Andres Celsius created a scale for the mercury thermometer

    Andres Celsius created a scale for the mercury thermometer

    0 degrees = freezing; 100 degrees = boiling
  • Montesquieu published On the Spirit of Laws - detailing separation of powers in the government

    Montesquieu published On the Spirit of Laws - detailing separation of powers in the government

  • Marie-Therese Geoffrin held her first salon of philosophes

    Marie-Therese Geoffrin held her first salon of philosophes

  • The Classical Period began in art, music, and architecture

    The Classical Period began in art, music, and architecture

    Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers
  • Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia - a collection of enlightened thinkers works

    Denis Diderot published the first volume of the Encyclopedia - a collection of enlightened thinkers works

  • Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote The Social Contract - free individuals create a society and government

    Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote The Social Contract - free individuals create a society and government

  • The enlightened despot, Catherine the Great, began her rule of Russia

    The enlightened despot, Catherine the Great, began her rule of Russia

  • Cesare Beccaria published On Crimes and Punishments - railing against common abuses of justice

    Cesare Beccaria published On Crimes and Punishments - railing against common abuses of justice

  • Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

    Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen

  • Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

  • Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen

    Antoine Lavoisier discovered and named gas oxygen

  • The enlightened despot, Joseph II, began his rule of Austria

    The enlightened despot, Joseph II, began his rule of Austria

  • The US enacted the Constitution - establishing a federal system, separation of powers, checks and balances

    The US enacted the Constitution - establishing a federal system, separation of powers, checks and balances

  • The US Congress added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

    The US Congress added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

    First 10 amendments
  • Mary Wollstonecraft wrote a Vindication of the Rights of Woman - promoting women's education as virtuous

    Mary Wollstonecraft wrote a Vindication of the Rights of Woman - promoting women's education as virtuous

  • Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent smallpox

    Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent smallpox