Many monarchs of this time period believed they had God given authority to rule however they pleased
Divine Right of Kings
What is the name of the process to ask questions and find answers of the world around us?
Scientific Method
Humans are self-interested and driven by desire for survival and power.
Thomas Hobbes
Argued that the Sun, not Earth, is at the center of the universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Allowed detailed observation of the heavens; Galileo used it to discover Jupiter’s moons, sunspots, and the phases of Venus, challenging geocentric views.
Telescope
The Reformation against the church was led by who?
Martin Luther
Who did thinkers in this time start to question about the world?
Catholic Church
Name of the book that Thomas Hobbes wrote about ultimate authority
The Leviathan
Elliptical orbits: Planets move in ellipses, not perfect circles.
Johannes Kepler
Provided a much more accurate way to measure time, aiding scientific experiments and navigation.
Pendulum Clock
The Dark Ages was a time where people were controlled by.....
Church, Kings, local governments, etc.
What is step 4 of the Scientific Method?
Experiment
Argued for freedom of religion and separation of church and state.
Voltaire
Was tried by the Inquisition and placed under house arrest for heresy.
Galileo
Enabled scientists to measure temperature accurately, essential for experiments in chemistry and physics.
Thermometer
What is another name to refer to the Dark Ages?
Middle Ages
What is step 7 of the Scientific Method?
Report and Share Findings
What two concepts did Montesquieu establish about avoiding tyranny or monarchy focused control?
Separation of Power and Checks and Balances
Unified the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo into a single theory of motion and gravity.
Isaac Newton
Revolutionized physics and engineering by providing a way to describe motion, change, and forces precisely.
Calculus
What quote by Rene Descartes did we talk about as the mindset going into the next age? (Post Dark Ages)
"I think, therefore I am"
Name all 8 steps of the Scientific Method
Observation
Question
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Conclusion
Report Findings
Repeat/Test Again
Rousseau argued that people in a society had to come together to from a what?
General Will
List Newton's 3 laws of motion
An object remains at rest unless acted on.
Force = mass × acceleration (F = ma)
3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Who developed the Scientific Method?
Francis Bacon and/or Rene Descartes