World History: Chapter 9
Making all choices for your nation, ruling w/unquestioned power
Most absolutistic ruler in Europe
In order to increase wealth, rulers often would attempt to gain these
King Louis XIV example was a very example to follow after
What power did Parliament control in England
What nation in Europe had limited royal power interfering in their exploration thereby making it quite profitable
List one new business idea begun by the Dutch
What nation in Europe followed the ideas of the Dutch?
What did Charles I do to begin the English Civil War?
Which side won the English Civil War?
Who led the armies of Parliament to victory?
What did Cromwell call England during his 10 yr reign?
Who was asked to rule England after Oliver Cromwell died?
Why was England okay waiting around for King James II to die even though he was RCC?
In what year did the Glorious Revolution occur?
What limited royal power in England and gave basic rights to the people?
Who was asked to rule England in the Glorious Revolution? From what nation did they come?
What was created to advisor the king but over time became more answerable to Parliament?
Who was the leader of the cabinet that was chosen from Parliament and became the leader of Parliament?
What age occurred between the 1600s-1700s?
Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
Who is known as the Father of Geometry?
Who determined the distance around the earth and created the lines of longitude and latitude?
What was the main Muslim contribution for Europe and the Scientific Revolution?
Who was the main Medieval Ages scientist who was a visionary?
Who realized the earth is revolving around the sun?
Galileo Galilei supported Copernicus’s new views b/c he had the use of what new invention?
Who discovered many laws dealing with gravity and motion?
Who developed calculus?
This person recorded hundreds of stars, predicted several comets
This person studied astronomy, discovered several planets and built many large telescopes to open up the celestial bodies for mankind
What did Andreas Vesalius study to develop his understanding of human anatomy?
What did Edward Jenner do that helped out mankind in a very practical way?
Who laid the foundation for modern chemistry and created a law dealing w/the pressure of gases?
Who was the Father of Modern Chemistry?
What law states that matter can not be created or destroyed?
What method uses forming a hypothesis and observation?
What period believed that only reason and observation allow one to find truth?
Rene Descartes believed that only this was the reliable source for information
What is the idea that only human reason can solve issues?
Spinoza believed that what book was full of errors and “just like any other book”
What idea says that knowledge is best gained through experiences?
Who was the main proponent or supporter of empiricism?
What was required in society for people to learn what they wanted too?
What idea believed society should be free from religion?
During Enlightenment, many attempted to not use what book as they debated philosophy?
What allows people more liberties and says that all people have equal capacity?