Age of Revolutions Quiz

Scientific revolution

The era when scholars began questioning the world

Geocentric theory

The theory claiming our solar system revolves around earth

Heliocentric theory

The theory that claims our solar system revolves around the sun

Copernicus

Created the heliocentric theory

Scientific method

The process used for establishing facts in experiments and gain knowledge about the world

Galileo

Created the telescope and went to court for supporting the heliocentric theory

Kepler

Created the 3 laws of planetary motion

Issac newton

Discovered gravity

Absolutism

When a ruler was unrestricted power and is not limited by laws or the constitution

Divine right

Monarchs claiming their authority came from God

Louis XIV

Absolute monarch of France, constructed the palace of Versailles

Ivan the Terrible

The Russian ruler who used fear and terror to rule

Peter the Great

First emperor of Russia, modernized Russia, and was married to Catherine the Great