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WHAG-22a
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Copernicus | Polish Catholic priest, teaches about heliocentric solar system |
| Pope Clement VII | happy with Copernicus and heliocentric system |
| Kepler | Lutheran theologian, discovered elliptical orbits |
| Isaac Newton | studies Bible in Greek and Hebrew; discovers laws of physics and mathematics |
| Galileo | denies elliptical orbits; denies lunar gravity's tidal effects |
| 1776 | the United States fights for its freedom |
| 1789 | French Revolution starts ten years of mass killing |
| Aristotle | ancient Greek philosopher who taught geocentric system |
| Ptolemy | ancient Egyptian-Greek astronomer who taught geocentric system |
| Descartes | French Roman Catholic mathematician and philosopher, believed that human reason yields certainties |
| Francis Bacon | Anglican theologian, formulated scientific empiricism |
| Leeuwenhoek | Dutch Calvinist; first scientist to observe bacteria |
| Vesalius | Flemish Roman Catholic; first scientific anatomist of the human body |
| Edward Jenner | Anglican inventor of vaccines and immunizations |
| Robert Boyle | discovers chemical laws about gasses; organizes food, clothing, and Bibles to be given to the poor |
| Thomas Hobbes | writes an absolutist version of "social contract" theory |
| John Locke | discovers that the consent of the governed gives legitimacy to the government |
| Montesquieu | explains separation of powers in governments |
| Baroque | painting and architectural style of 1600's and early 1700's |
| neo-Classicism | painting and architectural style of late 1700's |
| Bach and Handel | Baroque composers |
| Mozart and Haydn | Classical composers |