Transcript WHAP Ch 16 Flash Cards

WHAP Unit 4Flash Cards
Global Interactions / Toward Modernization
Chapter 16
European Enlightenment
a) Focus on human reason against superstition, ignorance, & corruption of
established religion
b) 18th century
c) Europe
d) Relates to Period 4 because shows how European thinkers wanted the rest of the
world to view Europe as modern
Condorcet
a) French Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were
perfect / whole as they are and therefore not in need of higher
authority to validate or improve them
b) 18th century
c) Europeans
d) Relates to Period 4 because this kind of thinking led to revolutions
against previously acknowledged authorities
Copernicus
a) Polish scientist who revealed the way our solar system works with the sun at the
center (rather than the Earth as the Church taught)
b) 1760s
c) Europe
d) Relates to Period 4 proclaimed “new” thinking (much based on older studies
preserved by Muslims) that was condemned by the Church.
Wahhabi Islam
a) Branch of Islam that rejected idols & books of logic; use of tobacco
& musical instruments were forbidden; abolished unauthorized
religious teaching
b) 1740s
c) Islamic world; started in Saudi Arabia & spread
d) Relates to Period 4 because represents a pushback against the
modernization trend that came with increased globalization
Protestant Reformation
a) Movement to reform Roman Catholic Church ultimately led to a split between
Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians (and then later Protestants)
b) 1517ff
c) Europe
d) Relates to Period 4 because it moved Christianity closer to its modern expressions