Absolute Monarchs
This absolute ruler built St. Petersburg and westernized Russia
Peter the Great
A place where philosophers met to talk, not get their hair done
Salon
Who created the laws of gravity?
Isaac Newton
England had to choose a monarch after the death of this monarch who died unmarried and childless
Elizabeth I
This type of government is defined as one person having total control of everything
Absolute Monarchy
This French Monarch was known as the "Sun King." But which one?
Louis XIV
What two countries did the philosophers come from?
France and England
This famous scientist invented the telescope and used it to view the stars and moon.
Galileo
This king was beheaded for Treason
Charles 1
This term is defined as a French social or political thinker living during the Enlightenment.
Philosopher
This monarch was once the King of both England and Spain and built the Armada.
King Philip II
This famous thinker believed in life, liberty, and property
John Locke
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
This scientist studied the circulation of blood in the body.
William Harvey
This is a system of government in which the rulers are limited by a bill of rights.
Constitutional Monarchy
This term is Newton’s idea that all knowledge can be learned through reason and experimentation and that the universe is orderly
Natural Law
This man was known as a hater of the Irish, but also executed King Charles I, ending the British Monarchy
Oliver Cromwell
This French philosopher believed in Freedom of Speech
Voltaire
This is the theory that the sun is in the center of the universe.
Heliocentric Theory
The period in English history in which Charles II took over is known as _______?
The Restoration
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
This famous quote came out of the Stamp Act, when American Colonists were upset about their taxes
"No taxation without Representation"
Divine Right of Kings is:
The belief that kings/queens were chosen by God to rule
This philosopher supported the absolute monarchy
Thomas Hobbes
This is the name of the philosopher who came up with the geocentric theory.
Ptolemy
This couple was offered the English Throne after the death of James II
William and Mary
Who wrote the famous quote "I think, therefore I am."
Renee Descartes