The Scientific Revolution
Sun is the center of the universe
heliocentric
I think, therefore I am
René Descartes
Separation of powers
Baron de Montesquieu
Frederick the Great was the leader of this country
Prussia
The colonies on the east coast belonged to this country
England (Britain)
Used the telescope to discover four moons of Jupiter
Galileo Galilei
Sir Francis Bacon's profession
philosopher
Voltaire
Czarina who failed to implement Enlightened reforms
Catherine II (the Great)
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Sir Issac Newton is known for this law
gravity (universal law of gravitation)
Method of inquiry developed by Sir Francis Bacon
Scientific Method
Social Contract
Jean Jacques Rousseau
The European-wide war from 1756 to 1763
Seven Years' War
The treaty that recognized American Independence
Treaty of Paris
Scientist who experimented with liquids under pressure
Blaise Pascal
system of thought where reason is the chief source of knowledge
rationalism
The Encyclopedia
Denis Diderot
The most Enlightened monarch in Austria
Joseph II
The man famous for his large signature on the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
English female philosopher who published under her own name
Margaret Cavendish
scientists should proceed from the particular to the general though systematic observations
inductive reasoning
Women's rights
Mary Wollstonecraft
Former enemy Austria formed an alliance with
France
The Writer of Common Sense, which convinced many independence was needed
Thomas Paine