Absolutism
Nicknamed the "Sun King", he is remembered for spying on the nobility.
King Louis XIV
The belief that the earth orbits around the sun
Heliocentric Theory or Heliocentrism
In his book Leviathan, he argued that people do not have a right to rebel against their king
Thomas Hobbes
They supported the king during the English Civil War
Cavaliers
The major religious group in England in the years before the English Civil War
The Church of England, or the Anglican Church
The word Peter the Great would have used to refer to is nobles
Boyars
He first described a theory of gravity
Isaac Newton
Social Contract
He led the Roundheads and ruled the Commonwealth
Oliver Cromwell
This religious group had the most influence during the Commonwealth
Puritans
The ritual at Versailles which celebrated King Louis XIV's rising at the start of the day
Levee
He stressed experimentation and observation, and is credited for popularizing the scientific method in Europe
Francis Bacon
Montesquieu
A period which lasted from 1640 to 1653 which brought about a political revolution in England.
The Long Parliament
King James II was openly a member of this religion, which put him at odds with many in England.
Catholic Church
Catherine the Great went to war with this country to gain a warm-water port for Russia
Turkey
Through his study of anatomy, Vesalius was able to correct the errors of this ancient scientist
Galen
He argued for laissez faire economics in his book Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
"The Rule of Saints"
Protestants persecuted by Louis XIV in France
Huguenots
King Louis's brilliant finance minister
Jean Baptiste Colbert
He famously said, "Cogito ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am."
Rene Descartes
Physiocrats
This part of Parliament was abolished during the Commonwealth era
The House of Lords
Galileo was tried before this group because his theories of the universe contradicted Catholic teachings.
The Inquisition