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English bill of rights document signed by William and Mary that limited the monarchy and gave rights to citizens
English civil war war that led to Oliver Cromwell taking control of England
glorious revolution peaceful change in power that increased parliaments authority
monarchy government ruled by king or queen
democracy government where people have power
protectorate government led by a strong ruler after war
dictatorship government where one person has total control
age of reason another name for enlightment
enlightenment time when people used reason and science to understand the world
empiricism knowledge comes from reason and thinking
rationalism knowledge comes from reason and thinking
secularism society without religion
John locke believed knowledge comes from experience
Rene descartes believed in reason; said"I think,therefore I am"
Francis bacon promoted the scientific method
Hippocrates father of medicine; created the Hippocratic oath
Hippocratic oath promise doctors take to help people and do no harm
Andrea's Vesalius studied the human anatomy
William harvey studied blood circulation
Edward jenner developed smallpox vaccine
Robert boyle studied gases; wrote the sceptical chymist
Antoine lavoisier father of modern chymistry
Paracelsus believed the body should be treated with chemicals
Nicolas copernicus said the sun is the center of the universe
Galileo Galilei used a telescope to study space
Johanna's kepler studied planetary motion
Edmond Heley comet named after him
Issac newton laws of gravity and motion
William hershel discovered uranus
euclid father of geometry
Eratosthenes created latitude and longitude
Louis xiv powerful French absolute monarch
maria theresa Australian ruler who helped her people
Catherine the great Russian ruler who strengthened russia
protestant religion supported by king james
enlightment thinkers people who often believed reason was more important than religion
image of God belief that humans are important because they were created by God
dutch republic a powerful trading nation without a monarchy
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