chapter 22 vocabulary Flashcards
harnessed the power of electricity
franklin
believed that people were evil and needed an absolute monarch to rule them
hobbes
used a telescope in italy to prove the heliocentric theory
galileo
proposed that government was an agreement between the ruler and the ruled
Rousseau
created the scientific method
bacon
wrote about a new economic system known as capitalism in his book the wealth of nations
smith
proposed a system with three branches of checks and balances
montesquieu
discovered germ and created the germ theory; explained why people got ill
pasteur
discovered that the heart powers the circulatory system
harvey
discovered the laws of gravity and motions
newton
believed in religious tolerance and freedom of speech
voltaire
believed people were good and sovereign and were entitled to natural rights
Locke
discovered the smallpox vaccine when he observed milkmaids
Jenner
believed in a heliocentric universe with elliptical orbits and laws of planetary motion
kepler
believed in a heliocentric universe with linearly aligned planets and circular orbits
Copernicus