chapter 6 study guide Crossword

A theory that the earth is in the center of the universe
Theory that the planets revolve around the sun
Astronomer that created the heliocentric theory
A brilliant mathematician who said that certain mathematical laws govern planetary motion
An Italian scientist who's theory was that the all the planets revolve around the sun
A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas. It begins with a problem or question arising from an observation.
An English statesman and writer, had a passionate interest in science. He believed that by better understanding the world, scientists would generate practical knowledge that would improve people’s lives.
He developed analytical geometry, which linked algebra and geometry. This provided an important new tool for scientific research.
He helped to bring together a single theory of motion. He studied mathematics and physics at Cambridge University and his great discovery was that the same force ruled motion of the planets and all matter on earth and in space.
A Flemish physician proved Galen’s assumptions wrong. He dissected human corpses and published his observations.
British physician who introduced a vaccine to pre- vent smallpox. Inoculation using live small- pox germs had been practiced in Asia for centuries.
He is considered the founder of modern chemistry. He challenged Aristotle’s idea that the physical world consisted of four elements—earth, air, fire, and water. Instead, he proposed that matter was made up of smaller primary particles that joined together in different ways.
A new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems.
This man expressed his views in a work called Leviathan (1651). The horrors of the English Civil War convinced him that all humans were naturally selfish and wicked.
He believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves. As reasonable beings, they had the natural ability to govern their own affairs and to look after the welfare of society.
Agreement by which people created a government
The social critics of this period in France were known
The most brilliant and influential of the philosophes was François Marie Arouet. He used this pen name
French writer, devoted himself to the study of political liberty. He believed that Britain was the best-governed and most politically balanced country of his own day.
use of irony, sarcasm, or wit to attack folly, vice, or stupidity.
this became the meeting place for people who wanted to discuss politics and ideas.
In Paris and other European cities, wealthy women helped spread Enlightenment ideas through these social gatherings
According to this law, colonists had to pay a tax to have an official stamp put on wills, deeds, newspapers, and other printed material.
According to this law, colonists had to pay a tax to have an official stamp put on wills, deeds, newspapers, and other printed material.
In 1773, to protest an import tax on tea, a group of colonists dumped a large load of British tea into Boston Harbor.
reflected these ideas in its eloquent argument for natural rights.
Author of the Declaration of Independence
A form of government where delegates distrusted a powerful central government controlled by one person or group.
The delegates signed this on September 17, 1787. In order to become law, however, the Constitution required approval by conventions in at least 9 of the 13 states.