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AP Worl His.chptr 24
Question | Answer |
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John Calvin | Author of the Institutes of the Christian Religion |
Isaac Newton | Proposed the theory of universal gravitation |
Peter the Great | Tsar who emphasized western-European reforms |
Voltaire | French Enlightenment philosopher known for his defense of civil liberties, freedom of religion & Speech |
Nicolaus Copernicus | astronomer who proposed the heliocentric theory |
Catherine the Great | Tsar whose reforms were ended by Pugachev’s Rebellion |
Henry VIII | English leader whose reformation was more political |
Baron de Montesquieu | French Enlightenment philosopher famous for the theory of separation of powers |
Glorious Revolution | Bloodless coup that restored constitutional government in England |
Galileo Galilei | Recorded his observations made with a telescope |
St. Ignatius Loyola | Founder of the Society of Jesus |
Adam Smith | Capitalist philosopher |
Martin Luther | German monk who opposed indulgences |
John Locke | English philosopher - important to social contract theory, & guaranteed natural rights for all people |