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7 Hist Ch 9 BJU WS

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Andreas Vesalious   Studied human anatomy by dissecting human bodies  
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Antoine Lavoisier   Father of Modern Chemistry  
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Cabinet   Form of English government that gradually increased Parliament's power  
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Catherine the Great (Russia)   Russia continued the process of developing a strong monarchy under her rule  
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Copernicus   Theorized that the earth revolves around the sun  
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Duth Republic/The Netherlands   developed a large economic empire without a centralized monarchy  
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Edmond Halley   1) English astronomer who predicted the orbits of comets 2) A comet is named after him  
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Edward Jenner   Englishman who discovered the use of a vaccine to eliminate smallpox.  
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Empiricism   "experience is the source of knowledge"  
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English   country that has been ruled by kings of German descent  
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English Bill of Rights   Document that limited the king's power; signed by William and Mary so they could take the throne.  
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Enlightenment   undermined the central role of Christianity in the culture of Europe  
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Eratosthenes   1) Early Greek astronomer and geographer 2) determined the distance around the earth 3) devised the lines of latitude and longitude found on maps today  
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Euclid   Greek mathematician, Father of Geometry  
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Galileo Galilei   Used a telescope to confirm the earth's orbit around the sun  
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Glorious Revolution   Change of power with no violence or war  
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Hippocrates   Father of Medicine, Greek physician who lived around 400BC  
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John Locke   believe that observation, not human reason, is the source of truth  
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King Charles II (England)   the next ruler of England after Oliver Cromwell's death  
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King James II (England)   1) strong supporter of the Roman Church but was dismissed from the throne of his country ( he peaced out girl scout)  
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King Louis XIV (France)   1) Monarch who ruled with absolute, unlimited power that became a model for the rest of Europe. 2) France experienced declining wealth during his reign.  
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Maria Theresa   ruled Austria  
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Paracelsus   believed that the body is mostly chemicals and should be treated with chemical  
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Rationalism   "Reason is the source of knowledge"  
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Reformation Era   the interest in learning about the world continued during this era  
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Rene' Descartes   Rationalist who did not trust any path to truth except human reason  
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Robert Boyle   Christian chemist who opposed enemies of Christianity. Wrote the Sceptical Chymist  
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Secularism   demands that religion be excluded  
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Sir Isaac Newton   Studied calculus and laws of gravity and motion  
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Sir William Herschel   Discovered Uranus and made a forty-foot-long telescope  
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Spanish   took lead in exploring and expanding their empire  
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Spinoza   doubted anything in Scripture that he thought was contrary to reason  
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The Hippocratic Oath   Name of the Oath with which many modern doctors pledge to help people and "never do harm".  
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Tubalcain   worked with brass and iron to demonstrate man's instinct to fulfill the Creation Mandate  
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William Harvey   Studied the body's circulatory system  
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