Monarchs & Governments
This French king's lavish spending and removal of religious toleration showed the dangers of absolute power.
Louis XIV
He is known as the "Father of Modern Chemistry"
Antoine Lavoisier
He developed a vaccine for the deadly disease smallpox.
Edward Jenner
This view describes God as a "clock-winder" who created the world but left it to run on its own.
Deism
This English document guaranteed rights that American colonists later believed they were entitled to as well.
English Bill of Rights
This ruler worked to transform Russia into a great state during the 17th century.
Peter the Great
This scientist discovered the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas.
Robert Boyle
This scientist studied human anatomy.
Andreas Vesalius
This philosophy teaches that the use of human reason is the best way to establish truth.
Rationalism
This term refers to the group of advisers who eventually began making government policy in England.
cabinet
This country was unique for developing a large economic empire without a monarchy
Dutch Republic
He used a telescope to confirm the theory that the earth orbits the sun.
Galileo Galilei
He studied the body's circulatory system.
William Harvey
This idea suggests that when people elect a government, they are entering into a specific agreement for rule.
Social Contract
This peace treaty allowed German princes to choose the religion for their own states.
Peace of Westphalia
This king challenged Parliament and was eventually defeated during the English Civil War.
Charles I
This mathematician used math to develop the theory of a heliocentric (sun-centered) universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus
This medieval scholar made significant early contributions to physics, geography, and optics.
Roger Bacon
This philosophy claims that the best way to find true knowledge is through experience.
Empiricism
After the Thirty Years' War, European conflicts shifted away from religion and toward this.
political power
What was NOT an example of the influence of the Enlightenment on modern government?
A: experimenting to test theories
B: formulating theories
C: debating opposing ideas
D: observing the physical world
C: Debating opposing ideas
This medieval scholar made significant contributions to physics, geography, and optics long before the "official" Scientific Revolution.
Roger Bacon
Unlike many who feared chemicals, this man believed they could be used to treat illnesses.
Paracelsus
This philosopher believed that human reason was the best foundation for truth, famously stating, "I think, therefore I am".
René Descartes
This country's kings were particularly weak because they were elected by the nobles.
Poland