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19 Cards in this Set
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How big is Europe in size?
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9 938 000 sq. km.
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Which is the largest river in Europe
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Volga - 2300 miles long
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Which rivers are on which capitals?
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London-Thames
Paris-Seine Rome-Tiber Vienna-Danube |
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Which mountains divide Europe and Asian Russia
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Ural Mountains
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What is the population of Europe?
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729 million
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Scientific Method
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A way to study the world in which experiments, observation and math are used to prove things
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Law of Gravity
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Mathematic formula devised by Isaac Newton explaining the attraction of objects
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Philosophes
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French word, means philosophers, they were a group that had great confidence that the use of science would lead to human progress. Believed in basic rights
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Physiocrats
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Philosopher group, wanted natural laws to explain economics.
Against mercantilism. Wanted free market |
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Free market
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Ability to sell product wherever it was needed with no restrictions
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Salon
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Wealthy women and writers, musicians , painters, and philosophers would gather here to present works and discuss ideas
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Nicolous Copernicus
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Helped develop scientific method.
Challenges Ptolemy's view of the geocentric universe |
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Tycho
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Built a observatory and recorded what he saw
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Johannes Keplar
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Used Tychos observations to prove the theory of heliocentric universe, and non perfect orbits
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Thomas Hobbes
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Published his ideas of society with no laws, he said it was bad.
Thought absolute monarchy was best |
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John Locke
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Agreed with Hobbes that govt was needed for order, but should only stay in power with the peoples consent.
Had ideas that humans had basic rights (life, liberty, property) |
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Montesquieu
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Believed balance was needed by separating power into branches (legislature, executive, and judiciary)
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Voltaire
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Witty plays and novels. Argued for freedom of religion and thought
Thought a monarch who protected rights was best |
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Jean Roseau
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Complainer and critic
Believed human nature was good but society corrupted people Believed everyone was equal |
