AP European History Flashcards: Contextualizing The Scientific Revolution And Enlightenment

Study Contextualizing The Scientific Revolution And Enlightenment in AP European History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Who is credited with the discovery of the circulation of blood?

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ANSWER

William Harvey. Demonstrated heart pumps blood through body systematically.

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Across the eighteenth century, educated Europeans increasingly encountered new ideas through periodicals, encyclopedias, lending libraries, salons, and coffeehouses. These spaces often depended on urban wealth, growing literacy, and the commercial book trade, and they helped spread critiques of censorship, privilege, and superstition. In this context, which development most directly expanded the audience for Enlightenment arguments beyond small circles of scholars?

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