scientific revolution vocab

absolutism

A political system in which a ruler holds total power over the government and the people, often claiming their authority comes from God.

absolute monarch

someone who believes their power comes from god and their power can’t be challenged

heliocentric

earth orbits the sun

geocentric

sun orbits the earth

limited monarch

power is restricted

constitutional monarch

power limited by constitution

Scientific Revolution

change from 16th - 18th century, involved evidence based approach to things

Divine Right

power comes from god

Which monarch was the first to be publicly executed?

king Charles I

Which monarch took a trip to Europe, which was a first for any monarch of their country?

Peter the Great

Which monarch built up the palace of Versailles? 

King Louis XIV of France

Which monarch fought many wars for religion?

Phillip II of spain

Which monarchs were considered more enlightened/ less absolute? 

Frederick William I and Fredrick II

Which monarchs were considered more enlightened/ less absolute?

James I/Charles I

What happened between Galileo and the Church and why?

He was put under house arrest for suggesting the heliocentric theory, which the bible did not agree with.

Copernicus

heliocentric theory

Kepler

oval shaped orbit

Newton

gravity

Boyle

all matter composed of small particles

Vesalius

studied anatomy

Pare

ointment to prevent infection, etc