People of The Scientific Revolution
He developed the Scientific Method
Who is Francis Bacon
This theory, used for over 1500 years, put the Earth at the center of the universe or Solar System
He believed people were cruel and selfish and that the best government was a monarchy.
Who is Hobbes?
The intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th Century
What is the Enlightenment?
He discovered that the planets orbited elliptically, not circular
Who is Johannes Kepler
His solar system placed EARTH at the center, not the sun
Who is Ptolemy
The step by step process to conduct experiments
What is Scientific Reasoning.
He is known as the Father of Capitalism
Who is Adam Smith
Kings and Queens who rule with no other interference
What is Absolute Monarchs?
He created the most important work of the Enlightenment; The Encyclopedia
Who is Diderot?
His theory proved that the Sun is at the center, not the Earth
This theory states that SUN is actually at the center of the solar system
What is heliocentric
He believed that people had a right to choose their leaders, but that they chose a "Contract" and agreed to be governed
Who is Rousseau
The belief that kings get their power from God to rule and answer only to God.
What is Devine right of Kings
He was jailed by the Catholic Church for his views on the Sun being the center of the Solar System
Who is Galileo?
His improvements to the telescope proved that the solar system is heliocentric
Improvements to this device helped to prove Copernicus's findings
What is a telescope
He believed in Life, Liberty and The right to own Property
Who is John Locke?
In a government, control is separated between three branches: Legislative (congress) Judicial (Legal) and Executive (President) so that no one branch can have too much power
He discovered that the heart pumped the blood through the body
Who is William Harvey?
He said "I think, therefore I am"
Who is Decartes
Besides developing Calculus, Sir Isaac Newton also discovered this force of motion.
What is Gravity?
This country used Locke's ideas to form their government
What is The US?
What is Laissez-Faire?
He Believed in three branches of government
Who is Montesquieu?