supply and demand 1. the amount of a commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it, considered as factors regulating its price.

separation of powers1. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

sovereignadjective1. possessing supreme or ultimate power.

World History

European Enlightenment

Mrs. Sanchez

European EnlightenmentThe roots of the Enlightenment come from the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution. * The Scientific Revolution started with new

discoveries in astronomy and continued into the 17th and 18th centuries.

Francis Bacon - Scientific Method

The roots of the Enlightenment come from the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution. * The Scientific Revolution started with new

discoveries in astronomy and continued into the 17th and 18th centuries.

After Copernicus’ introduction of a heliocentric universe, other scientists continued his work. Including Tyco Brahe, who collected data about the movement of the planets.

Tycho Brahe

Tycho Brahe’s nose

The roots of the Enlightenment come from the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution. * The Scientific Revolution started with new

discoveries in astronomy and continued into the 17th and 18th centuries.

After Copernicus’ introduction of a heliocentric universe, other scientists continued his work. Including Tyco Brahe, who collected data about the movement of the planets. *Brahe’s work was continued by a brilliant mathematician Johannes Keppler who made sense of Brahe’s data. He explained the movement of the planets as ellipses, not circles.

* The Scientific Revolution started with new discoveries in astronomy and continued into the 17th and 18th centuries.

After Copernicus’ introduction of a heliocentric universe, other scientists continued his work. Including Tyco Brahe, who collected data about the movement of the planets. *Brahe’s work was continued by a brilliant mathematician Johannes Keppler who made sense of Brahe’s data. He explained the movement of the planets as ellipses, not circles. Galileo’s invention of the telescope furthered planetary discoveries and the understanding of gravitational forces. *He was called a heretic by the Catholic Church and rescinded his statements about his discoveries.

After Copernicus’ introduction of a heliocentric universe, other scientists continued his work. Including Tyco Brahe, who collected data about the movement of the planets. *Brahe’s work was continued by a brilliant mathematician Johannes Keppler who made sense of Brahe’s data. He explained the movement of the planets as ellipses, not circles. Galileo’s invention of the telescope furthered planetary discoveries and understanding of gravitational forces. *He was called a heretic by the Catholic Church and rescinded his statements about his discoveries. *In England, Isaac Newton’s work focused on the motion of planetary objects and physics.

*Brahe’s work was continued by a brilliant mathematician Johannes Keppler who made sense of Brahe’s data. He explained the movement of the planets as ellipses, not circles. Galileo’s invention of the telescope furthered planetary discoveries and understanding of gravitational forces. *He was called a heretic by the Catholic Church and rescinded his statements about his discoveries. *In England, Isaac Newton’s work focused on the motion of planetary objects and physics. *During the Enlightenment, political thinkers tried to apply the rules of science to the rules that govern men.

Galileo’s invention of the telescope furthered planetary discoveries and understanding of gravitational forces. *He was called a heretic by the Catholic Church and rescinded his statements about his discoveries. *In England, Isaac Newton’s work focused on the motion of planetary objects and physics. *During the Enlightenment, political thinkers tried to apply the rules of science to the rules that govern men. *English philospher, John Locke attacked theories about the divine-right of kings. He argued for natural rights and that people who governed derived their power from those whom they governed.

John Locke - Jeffersonripped him off.

*In England, Isaac Newton’s work focused on the motion of planetary objects and physics. *During the Enlightenment, political thinkers tried to apply the rules of science to the rules that govern men. *English philospher, John Locke attacked theories about the divine-right of kings. He argued for natural rights and and that people who governed derived their power from those whom they governed.*Economist Adam Smith, wrote about the laws of supply and demand that govern the marketplace in a book called The Wealth of Nations.

Adam Smith - He is a favorite of conservative

economists even today.

*In England, Isaac Newton’s work focused on the motion of planetary objects and physics. *During the Enlightenment, political thinkers tried to apply the rules of science to the rules that govern men. *English philospher, John Locke attacked theories about the divine-right of kings. He argued for natural rights and that people who governed derived their power from those whom they governed.*Economist Adam Smith, wrote about the laws of supply and demand that govern the marketplace in book called The Wealth of Nations. *French nobleman Baron de Montesquieu wrote about the separation of powers.

Montiesquieu

*In England, Isaac Newton’s work focused on the motion of planetary objects and physics. *During the Enlightenment, political thinkers tried to apply the rules of science to the rules that govern men. *English philospher, John Locke attacked theories about the divine-right of kings. He argued for natural rights and that people who governed derived their power from those whom they governed.*Economist Adam Smith, wrote about the laws of supply and demand that govern the marketplace. *French nobleman Baron de Montesquieu wrote about the separation of powers. *French writer Voltaire, wrote about satirical works that attacked the monarchy and the church. He advocated for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the separation of church and state.

Voltaire - he wasexiled from France twice.

*English philospher, John Locke attacked theories about the divine-right of kings. He argued for natural rights and that people who governed derived their power from those whom they governed. *Economist Adam Smith, wrote about the laws of supply and demand that govern the marketplace. *French nobleman Baron de Montesquieu wrote about the separation of powers. *French writer Voltaire, wrote about satirical works that attacked the monarchy and the church. He advocated for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the separation of church and state. *French-Swiss thinker Jean-Jacques Rosseau wrote an influential book The Social Contract that argued that members of a society were collectively sovereign.

*French writer Voltaire, wrote about satirical works that attacked the monarchy and the church. He advocated for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the separation of church and state. *French-Swiss thinker Jean-Jacques Rosseau wrote an influential book The Social Contract that argued that members of a society were collectively sovereign. Enlightenment thought provided a direct challenge to the long-established notions of political and social order. *The arguments for freedom, equality, and popular sovereignty originally served the interests of relatively privileged European and Euro-American men, but many other groups made effective use of them in seeking the extension of political rights. ***Quick philosophy lesson***