History Term 1 Exam Flashcards
(40 cards)
a sun-centered theory
heliocentric
new way of thinking that changed how europeans understood science and searched for knowledge
Scientific Revolution
belief that reason and experience must be present for the solution of problems
Rationalism
the steps for an orderly search for knowledge
scientific method
a substance that is made up of atoms of only one kind
Element
Which early scientist theorized that the planets moved in elliptical orbits, or oval-like paths, around the sun?
Johannes Kepler
“I think, therefore i am” was written by
Rene Descartes
Ptolemy’s geocentric, or Earth-centered, theory
was accepted in europe for over 1400 years.
As europeans began their voyages of exploration in the 1400s,
better charts and maps were created.
Who was the english thinker who developed the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
applied to everyone and could be understood by reason
natural law
a religious belief based on reason
deism
the overthrow of king charles II in england
glorious revolution
an agreement between rulers and the people
social contract
government in which monarchs hold total power over the people
absolutism
during the enlightenment, thomas hobbes and john locke based their ideas about government on
natural law
Separation of power means that governmental power is divided among different groups such as:
executive judicial and?
Legislative branches
One english writer who was a strong supporter of women’s rights was
Mary Wollstonecraft
France’s sun king, or king louis XIV, was a(n)
absolute monarch
was one of russia’s most powerful czars
PETER THE GREAT
Document stating that the colonies were seperating from britian
Declaration of Independence
Religious group that had been persecuted in england; established Pennsylvania
Quakers
Clash between British troops and colonists
Boston Massacre
Stated the colonists had to sell their products to Britian even if they could get higher prices elsewhere
Navigation Acts