Mathematicians
The first 10 amendments to the consitution
What is The Bill of Rights?
Created gunpowder
Who is Francis Bacon?
Most published woman of the 17th century, wrote plays, novels, essays, and poetry
Who is Margaret Cavendish?
One of the most important rulers of Austria in the age of enlightened absolutism, daughter of Charles IV
Who is Maria Theresa of Austria?
Founded the laws of universal gravitation
Who is Isaac Newton?
War that lasted ___ years and which realigned colonial power around the world and also preluded the American Revolution
What is Seven Years War?
Founded the British Empiricism, known as the "father of liberalism"
Who is John Locke?
Well known women's rights activist, wrote 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' in 1792
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
From 1762 to 1796 she ruled the longest of any woman in Russia after overthrowing the power of her husband
Who is Catherine the Great of Russia? (#Girlboss) (#Slay)
First woman too discover a comet
Who is Maria Winklemann?
Made the theories for algebraic expressions to be used to solve geometrical problems
Who is Rene Descartes?
Wrote 'l'Encyclopédie' which was used to gather available knowledge and use it to progress society
Who is Denis Diderot?
Writer better known as his nom de plume, also wrote the novel Candide in 1758
Who is Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)?
During the American war of independence he surrendered at the siege of Yorktown
Who is General Cornwallis?
Created many theories to explain the motion of planets
Who is Johannes Kepler?
Supreme laws of the United States, created in 1787, has 23 amendments
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Founded the spirit of laws
Who is Montesquieu?
Classical composer who wrote over 600 pieces in his life time
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
A supporter of enlightened absolutism, he led his country though many wars with Austria and it's allies
Who is Frederick William II of Prussia?
First to propose the idea of the orbit of planets around the sun
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
Created a well known principle of pressure
Who is Blaise Pascal?
Was one of the first philosophers to state that self interest motivates people to work harder due to wealth coming from productive labor
Who is Adam Smith?
Wrote 'The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality' in 1755
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
Beliefs of an absolute monarchy with the rationality and concern for social problems from the enlightenment era
What is enlightened absolutism?
Discovered many things such as craters and mountains on the moon, the phases of Venus, Jupiter's moons, and stars in the milky way
Who is Galileo Galilei?