AP Euro Quiz 2.3

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Copernicus

Introduced the heliocentric model of the universe.

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Tycho Brahe

Made precise planetary observations.

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Johannes Kepler

Defined laws of planetary motion.

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Galileo Galilei

Improved the telescope, supported heliocentrism.

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Isaac Newton

Formulated laws of motion and gravity.

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Andreas Vesalius

Pioneered human dissections.

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William Harvey

Discovered blood circulation.

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Francis Bacon

Advocated the scientific method.

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René Descartes

Famous for "I think, therefore I am."

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John Locke

Championed natural rights and social contract.

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Thomas Hobbes

Argued for absolute monarchy and social contract.

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Adam Smith

Authored "Wealth of Nations," promoted free markets.

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Margaret Cavendish

Early feminist and gender equality critic.

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Baron d’Montesquieu

Proposed separation of powers.

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Voltaire

Advocate of free speech and religious tolerance.

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Denis Diderot

Edited the "Encyclopedia," encouraged critical thinking.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Emphasized social contract and direct democracy.

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David Hume

Known for empiricism and skepticism.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Early feminist and women's rights advocate.

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Edward Gibbon

Wrote "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."

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Michel de Montaigne

Popularized the essay as a literary form.

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Blaise Pascal

Known for "Pascal's Wager."

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Baruch Spinoza

Rationalist philosopher, questioned religious beliefs.

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Samuel Richardson

Novelist, author of early novel "Pamela."

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Enlightened Despot

Ruler who blended Enlightenment ideas with absolute authority.

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