Scientific Revolution
Theory developed by Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentric Theory
Name of all 3 of Columbus' ships
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
This philosopher argued people are wicked and selfish, so an absolute monarchy is needed
Thomas Hobbes
Event that was an act of defiance by the colonists against Britain by dumping tea into the harbor
Boston Tea Party
This was added to the constitution which includes: freedom of speech & religion
Bill of Rights
Created the smallpox vaccine
Edward Jenner
Magellan was the first explorer to do this
Circumnavigate
Term that gave monarchs the right to rule from God
Divine Right
Name of those with mixed ancestry in the Spanish colonies
Mestizo
3 Branches of Government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Used logic/factually based theories; doubt everything until proven
1st English settlement in the Americas
Jamestown
This was imposed on the colonists saying they could only sell to Britain
Navigation Act
5 step process to gather and test ideas
Scientific Method
Policy that power is based on wealth
Mercantilism
Observed that Jupiter had 4 moons, the moon had craters, etc.
Galileo
This person was responsible for funding the voyages of explorers (not an explorer himself)
Henry the Navigator
Term for an Absolute Monarch who accepts some of the philosophers' ideals
Enlightened Despot
System of forced labor of Native Americans
Encomienda System
Meeting place for Enlightenment philosophers to discuss ideas
Salons
Purpose is to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
This explorer founded an all sea route to Asia
Vasco da Gama
Name of the "entity" that balances national and state power
Federal System
Created by Newton that linked the motion of heaven and earth
Law of Universal Gravitation
What year did the Church finally clear Galileo's name from heresy?
1992