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Discovered comet
Observe planets
Maria Winckelmann
One of the greatest architects of the 1700’s
Created the Church of the Fourteen Saints and the Residence
Balthasar Neumann
This 17th-century physician discovered that blood circulates continuously throughout the body and is pumped by the heart.
William Harvey
This 18th-century Russian empress expanded her empire, corresponded with Enlightenment, and ruled after overthrowing her husband Peter III
Catherine ll or Catherine the Great
This English philosopher argued that people are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property
John Locke
Wrote The Social Contract in 1762
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Invented a system for naming chemical elements
Founder of modern chemistry
Wife played a huge role in his sciences
Antoine Lavoisier
This global war (1756–1763) was fought between Britain and France, along with their allies, and was fought in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia.
Seven Years War
This 17th-century scientist is known for formulating a law that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas, which later became the Boyle Law
Robert Boyle
This 17th-century female writer and natural philosopher challenged the ideas of scientists like Descartes
Margaret Cavendish
Wrote Discourse on Method in 1637
He also thought matter was different than the mind.
Rene Descartes
Ruled Prussia from 1740-1786
Banned the use of torture except in treason and murder cases
Granted limited freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and encouraged religious toleration
Frederick the Great/ Frederick II
This astronomer developed three laws of planetary motion, proving that planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun.
Johannes Kepler
Developed the scientific method
Francis Bacon
They wrote On the Fabric of the Human Body and challenged long-held medical ideas by carefully dissecting human bodies
Andreas Vesalius
Started Methodism
Was an Anglican minister
He often preached 2-3 times a day about the “glad tidings” of salvation
John Wesley
What fruit is associated with Isaac Newton
Apple
This Protestant movement began in 18th-century England under the leadership of John Wesley and emphasized personal faith and disciplined living
Methodists
This philosopher served as the chief editor of the Encyclopedia, a massive Enlightenment project that aimed to gather and spread human knowledge
Denis Diderot
This 18th-century ruler of the Habsburg Empire modernized her nation’s army and education system and fought in the War of the Austrian Succession to defend her right to rule
Maria Theresa
Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, and Joseph II was a part of this
Enlightened Absolutism
his 18th-century philosopher wrote The Wealth of Nations and introduced the idea of the “invisible hand” guiding free markets
Adam Smith
This 17th-century mathematician and scientist helped develop probability theory, invented an early mechanical calculator, and is known for his work on atmospheric pressure.
Blaise Pascal
This astronomer improved the telescope, supported the heliocentric theory, and was placed under house arrest by the Catholic Church for his views
Galileo Galilei
This 18th-century Holy Roman Emperor issued the Edict of Toleration, granting religious freedom to non-Catholics, and attempted to reform the Austrian Empire through Enlightenment ideas
Joseph ll