He claimed that it is the force of gravity that holds the solar system together
Who is Newton
100
He is considered to be the founder of Rationalism. He explained the idea of existence with this quote, "I think, therefore I am"
Who is Descartes
100
The belief that reason and experience must be present for the solution of problems.
What is Rationalism
100
The pull of the earth or other bodies in space on objects that are on or near them.
What is Gravity
100
A period from the 1500's to the 1700's in Europe in which many scientific advances changed people's traditional beliefs.
What is The Scientific Revolution
200
He discovered that the planets do not always move at the same speed.
Who is Kepler
200
He believed that the solutions to moral problems and spiritual truth could only come from faith in Christian teachings.
Who is Pascal
200
A theory that states that the sun is the center of the universe.
What is Heliocentric
200
A theory that states that the earth is the center of the universe.
What is Geocentric
200
He developed the first heliocentric theory of the universe
Who is Copernicus
300
He argued that humans were naturally violent and selfish and therefore could not rule themselves. Established the theory of Absolutism.
Who is Hobbes
300
He believed that government needs to answer to the people and that government should be based on the natural rights to life, liberty, and the right to own property.
Who is Locke
300
A government structure that has 3 distinct branches that share power equally among them.
What is Separation of Powers
300
A political system in which a king or queen rules according to a constitution and the monarch's powers are limited.
What is Constitutional Monarchy
300
A time in England where government transitioned to a Constitutional Monarchy and was forced to accept a bill of rights outlining the basic rights of individuals.
What is The Glorious Revolution
400
He showed that Christianity and reason could work together.
Who is Thomas Aquinas
400
He proved that objects fall at the same speed no mater what they way. This disproved an earlier theory of Aristotle's.
Who is Galileo
400
An agreement between the government and the people that states of the government takes the rights away from the people, the people have the right to set up a new government.
What is Social Contract
400
The steps for an orderly search for knowledge.
What is The Scientific Method
400
A French philosopher who opposed government favoring one religion while forbidding others. He thought people should be free to choose their own beliefs.
Who is Voltaire
500
He established the theory that the sun and the planets move around the sun. This theory was accepted for more than a thousand years before it was proven inaccurate.
Who is Ptolemy
500
Many of his ideas and writings can be found in the U.S. Constitution.
Who is Montesquieu
500
The oval paths that the planets move in around the sun.
What is Ellipses
500
A political system in which a ruler has total power.
What is Absolutism
500
The idea that God created the universe and then set it in motion and then allowed the universe to run itself.