Monarchs
My most important contribution to the world was the King James Version of the Bible
Who was King James I?
I discovered the laws of gravity and motion; gravity keeps the planets in orbit; developed an advanced form of calculus; and invented the reflecting telescope
What was Sir Isaac Newton?
Idea that society should be free from religion
What is secularism?
Another name for a king or queen
What is a monarch?
I discovered the planet Uranus
Who was Sir William Hershel?
I lived at Versailles and was one of the most successful European rulers ever
Who was Louis XIV?
Who was Antoine Lavoisier?
A government where the monarch makes all the decisions for their people
What is absolutism?
What is the Age of Reason?
I discovered how to prevent people from getting smallpox by developing vaccinations
Who was Edward Jenner?
I started the English Civil War because I wanted to make England Catholic
Who was Charles I?
I discovered that every illness has a natural cause and that rest and a healthy diet can treat it
Who was Hippocrates?
The prosperity of the nation depends on its supply of capital through importing and exporting goods
What is mercantilism?
The European nation that established a modern stock market and banking system that was adopted by other European countries.
What was the Dutch Republic?
I declared myself Lord Protector during the English Civil War.
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
I am the Russian leader that increased both the size and power of Russia
Who was Catherine the Great?
I discovered the earth revolved around the sun. This really made the Catholic Church angry because it went against their teachings
Who was Copernicus?
Idea that most or all knowledge can be discovered through the use of reason alone and that truth is logical and may be revealed through deductive reasoning
What is rationalism?
A state that is protected by someone other than the king.
What is a Protectorate?
I believed that observing the world around you determined truth
Who was John Locke?
I'm the Austrian monarch who made Vienna an important center for the arts, especially music
Who was Maria Theresa?
I accurately calculated the earth's circumference using Euclid's geometric principles
Who was Eratosthenes?
Idea that knowledge is gained from evidence gathered through sensory experiences in order to determine truth
What is empiricism?
Period of time when ideas came from the belief that human reason and careful observation were the only ways to know the truth.
What is the Enlightenment?
I proposed doubting everything except for basic axioms or statement about which there can be no doubt
Who was Rene Descartes?