Carr - WH - Part 4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Nicolaus Copernicus & Johannes Kepler | Theory that the sun is the center of the universe. |
Galileo Galilei | Built the telescope. |
Francis Bacon | Developed the experimental method. |
Rene Descartes | Developed analytical geometry. |
Isaac Newton | Law of gravity. |
Charles Hobbes | Social contract. |
John Locke | 3 natural rights of man. |
Voltaire | Published 70+ books; tolerance, reason, freedon of speech, and freedom of religious belief. |
Baron de Montesquieu | Separation of power. |
Jean Jacques Rousseau | Direct democracy. |
Cesare Beccaria | Abolishment of torture. |
Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence. |
Scientific Revolution | A major change in European thought, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and questioning of accepted beliefs. |
Scientific Theory | The logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world, using experimentation and observation to prove a hypothesis. |
"I think, therefore I am." | Rene Descartes |
The Enlightenment - Location | Europe |
The Enlightenment - Time | 18th Century |
The Enlightenment - Definition | A time when thinkers tried to apply principles of reason and scientific method to society. |
Separation of power | A division of power between different branches of government. |
3 Natural Rights fundemental to Declaration of Independence | Life, liberty, and property |
Reasons colonists were successful in gaining their freedom from England. | More motivation; British generals and armies made mistakes; time was on the colonists' side; and the French assisted the colonists. |
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