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Chapter 16-History

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spanish officials who represented the monarchy in spain's colonial empire Viceroys
polish scientist that went against the geocentric theory and sought to prove the heliocentric theory Copernicus
transformation in thinking occurred during the 1500s and 1600s caused by scientific observation, experimentation, and the questioning of traditional opinion scientific revolution
business organization developed during the commercial revolution in which owners raised money by selling shares or stock in the company joint-stock company
governments grants of money subsidy
french mathematician who wrote Discourses on Method; stated that all assumptions must be proven Descartes
theory according to hellenistic thinker ptolemy that earth is the center of the universe geocentric theory
import taxes on foreign goods tariff
english scientist who published his work building on Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo Isaac Newton
"Father of Modern Mechanics"; built his own telescope to view heavenly bodies. Published findings that objects did not revolve around the earth Galileo
German astronomer and mathematician took Copernicus's theory and used math models to prove it Johannes Kepler
theory developed by Copernicus that the sun is the center of the universe Heliocentric theory
"The Navigator" Prince Henry
the study of stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies Astronomy
document that set a boundary line for Portugal and Spain's explorers Treaty of Tordesillas
english scientist that used repeatable experiments to get trustworthy results Andreas Vesalius
a fighting tactic that uses small random attacks to confuse the enemy Guerrilla Warfare
study of the structure of the human body anatomy
sailed for spain and discovered the "Indies" Christopher Columbus
studied the human body and wrote a 7 volume book about his studies Francis Bacon
Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the tip of South America Ferdinand Magellan
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