Scientists of the Scientific Revolution
______________ discovered the concept that objects in the universe are pulling on each other (gravity) and that objects that had more mass had more gravity.
Who is Isaac Newton?
____________________ believed the best type of government is one by the consent of the people (people agree to continue to follow the leader).
Who is John Locke?
What natural disaster would finally tip Paris into open revolt?
What is a volcano erupted in Iceland?
This art movement of the Industrial Revolution attempted to show everyday people’s lives as they really were.
What is realism?
Which segment of society formed the largest group of victims executed during the Reign of Terror?
What are peasants and laborers?
__________________ used his interest in developing a magnifying lens to improve the microscope. He laid the foundations for microbiology and was the first person to describe the appearance of bacteria and red blood cells.
Who is Antony van Leeuwenhoek?
____________________ believed the best type of government was a powerful king with the authority to punish.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Which estate is carrying the other two estates on its back?
Who is the third estate?
This art movement was a reaction to the early environmental abuses of the Industrial Revolution and called for a return to nature.
What is romanticism?
The most basic staple food that became impossible to buy with the harvest of 1788 decimating.
What is bread?
___________________ was a mathematician and the first to understand and prove that the planets orbited the sun in an ellipse using the calculations of another astronomer.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
____________________ believed in social freedom where individuals should give up some of their freedoms for the benefit of the common good.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
The complaints of the subjects of Louis XVI included
What is toxic smells, fear of fire, polluted river (not fit for soup)?
Farms become more productive, certain crops replenish the soil, more food available to eat, for sale, or give to their live stock.
What are the effects of crop rotation?
He invented a roof-mounted cooling system that’s used to refrigerate goods on trucks during extended transportation.
What is Frederick McKinley Jones?
________________ wrote the law of falling bodies, which states that all objects fall at the same speed, regardless of their mass/weight
Who is Galileo Galilei?
____________________ believed that in a state of nature every day was a survival of the fittest where people lived in constant fear.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
They were moderates. They came mainly from the provinces and resented what they considered the excessive influence of the Paris mob on the Revolution. Generally supported a constitutional monarchy.
What is Girondin?
He invented the three-light traffic signal after witnessing a severe car accident at an intersection in his city.
Who is Garret Morgan?
She invented a home security system in their own home because they felt unsafe with high rates of crime in her neighborhood.
What is Mary Van Brittan Brown?
________________ research proved that the theory of spontaneous generation was wrong and that all living things are reproduced from a parent.
Who is Antony van Leeuwenhoek?
____________________ believed that liberty is the peace of mind that comes from being safe. He believed that safety can only exist if everyone follows the law.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
Which faction was in favor of the King’s death, which faction was opposed?
What is Montagnards in favor, Girondins opposed?
Her ironing board improvements included a narrower and curved design making it easier to iron women's clothing.
Who is Sarah Boone?
_____________ was able to explain that a yellow shirt looks yellow in the sunlight because it is absorbing all the other colors and reflecting the color yellow.
Who is Isaac Newton?