Before the Scientific Revolution this was believed to be stationary, at the center of the universe
What is Earth
100
This revolutionary evolutionary scientist would cast doubt on how natural laws could regulate life when he argued that all of life was in flux
Who Charles Darwin
100
These early colonizers of the Americas possessed an economy based mainly on commercial agriculture and mining
What is Spain
100
Japan (fortunately) and Spain (unfortunately) discovered large amounts of this resource in its lands in the 16th and 17th Centuries
What is silver
100
This religion of India which proclaimed the essential equality of man and women, evolved from a peaceful religion into a militant community
What is Sikhism
200
He formulated laws of motion and mechanics
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
200
This famous psychiatrist cast doubt on human rationality and the Enlightenment notion of human rational thought
Who is Sigmund Freud
200
These early colonizers of the Americas sought to escape European traditions and religious restrictions and start a new way of life
What is England
200
Slavery in the New World was the first time slavery was clearly associated with this
What is race (Blackness)
200
This time period in European history applied to the idea that natural laws could regulate human affairs
What is the Enlightenment
300
He was forced to renounce his belief that the earth moved around an orbit and rotated on its axis
Who is Galileo
300
He formulated such economic concepts as the law of supply and demand and Laissez Faire Capitalism
Who is Adam Smith
300
These colonizers of Brazil saw the most racial mixing and the poorest treatment of slaves
What is Portugal
300
This Asian island nation successfully expelled European and Christian influence in the early 17th Century
What is Japan
300
One reason argued for why the Scientific Revolution occurred in Europe is because of the relative independence of these institutions
What is Universities
400
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543)this polish astronomer promoted the view that the earth and the planets revolved around the sun
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
400
This British philopher articulated ideas of constitutional government with his concept of natural rights
Who is John Locke
400
These two Empires would expand into the steppes of Asia and end the political and economic prosperity of the nomadic people living there
What is China and Russia
400
This was the second most popular destination for West African slaves
What is Brazil
400
This is the term for the blending of religions, such as the blending of Vodou with Christianity
Who is Syncretic (Syncretism)
500
What happened to Giordano Bruno in 1600 for proclaiming an infinite universe
What is burned alive
500
“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.” wrote this French enlightenment thinker who supported freedom of religion and speech
Who is Voltaire
500
The Dutch enslaved, killed, and conquered many of the natives in their colonies in this large island nation in Asia
What is Indonesia
500
This nation controlled the fur trade around the Mississippi river during the 17th Century
What is France
500
This empire was selectively interested in European map and calendar making from the Scientific Revolution