Scientists
Edward Jenner
developed the smallpox vaccine
was one of the most successful absolute monarchs in Europe
Louis XIV
the idea that the use of human reason is the best way to establish truth.
Rationalism
studied calculus and discovered the laws of gravity and motion
Sir Isaac Newton
Louis XIV had a strategy for controlling the _________ who were his main competition for power in France.
nobles, or nobility / nobles / nobility,
Edmond Halley
developed a theory about the orbit of comets
Oliver Cromwell
ruled England for a time as Lord Protector.
Deism
the view of God as a clock-winder, who made the world but left it to run according to the natural laws that He set up for it.
studied human anatomy
Andreas Vesalius
Absolute power belongs only to
God
discovered Uranus and made a forty-foot-long telescope
Sir William Herschel
challenged Parliament and was defeated in the English Civil War
Charles I
The division of modern governments into three branches is based on this Enlightenment idea
separation of powers
studied the body’s circulatory system
William Harvey
Muslim documents
Medieval scholars gained access these through the work of men like Albert the Great.
known as the Father of Modern Chemistry
Antoine Lavoisier
Peter the Great
worked to transform Russia into a great state using Western ideas and building his military
the change of power in England in 1688 that took place without fighting a war.
Glorious Revolution
Nicolaus Copernicus
theorized that the earth revolves around the sun
Creation Mandate
Using discoveries about the natural world to make life better for humans is a fulfills this
Galileo Galilei
observed the earth’s orbit around the sun with a telescope
William and Mary
agreed to sign the English Bill of Rights in exchange for the throne
Empiricism
the idea that the best way to find true knowledge is through experience.
a series of steps scientists use to answer questions about the physical world.
scientific method
The American colonists believed these were not being protected.
natural rights