Scientific Revolution
Isaac Newton's book Philosphiae Naturalis Principia Mathematicia introduced what?
universal laws of motion
What are the three natural rights that John Locke said all human beings have?
Life, liberty, and property
Which ruler was the son and heir of Maria Theresa?
Josef II
Kepler used Copernicus's heliocentric theory to prove what?
the planets have elliptical orbits
Which philosopher argued that the state needed absolute control of its citizens?
Thomas Hobbes
Galileo's use of the telescope helped confirm whose model of the universe?
Copernicus
Who came up with the theory of seperation of powers?
Montesqueau
Which ruler stopped her reforms because the serfs revolted?
Catherine the Great
What did Galileo invent
Thermometer
Thomas Jefferson was influenced by who when he said that all people should have life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Which sceintist proposed laws of gravity that helped to launch the Scientific Revolution?
Isaac Newton
How did the Catholic Church respond to Rene Descartes and his idea of using reason?
Resisted
Which ruler mandated lifelong military service for sons who were not born into the nobility?
Maria Theresa
Who developed the heliocentric model?
Copernicus
Voltaire
How did Johannes Kepler influence the Scientific Revolution?
Said that the planets orbit around the sun in an elliptical motion.
What comes after the experiment phase in the scientific method?
interpret the results
Which ruler abolished serfdom?
Josef II
Bacon/Boyle/Copernicus/Newton/Descartes/Galilei
What did they help with?
Scientific Method
According to Montesquieu what are the three main parts of government that should be separated?
executive, legislative, and judicial
Which ancient Greek scholar said that the universe orbited around the earth?
Ptolemy
What was the fourth step of the scientific method that Rene Descartes helped form?
test a hypothesis with an experiment
Which ruler abolished the use of torture and reformed the judicial system?
Frederick II
Galileo made an important contribution to science by:
A. Discovering the origins of stars
B. Determining the causes of eclipses
C. Providing evidence for a heliocentric universe
D. proving the existence of other planets
C.
What principle did Voltaire support?
Freedom of speech