2. Scientific Revolution Vocabulary
Scientific Revolution--The series of events that led to
the birth of modern science
New World—America
Circumnavigate-- Travel all the way around the earth
3. Scientific Revolution Vocabulary
Galileo--Italian scientist that published a book in
which he stated that the Earth orbited the sun
Sir Isaac Newton--Made contributions in both Math
and Science- Known for his observations about
gravity, the force that attracts objects to each other
4. Scientific Revolution Vocabulary
Queen Isabella-- Queen of Spain that funded the
explorations of Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama--Portuguese explorer that sailed
around the southern tip of Africa and on to the west
coast of India
5. Scientific Revolution Vocabulary
Christopher Columbus-- Italian sailor. He led
voyages to the Americas in 1492 while trying to find
a route east to India and China.
Ferdinand Magellan-- Portuguese navigator and
explorer. He was the first person to try and
circumnavigate the Earth
6. Enlightenment Vocabulary
Enlightenment—(Age of Reason) The use of reason
in shaping people’s ideas about society and politics
John Locke--English philosopher; had a major
influence on Enlightenment. Thought government
should be a contract between the ruler and the
people
7. Enlightenment Vocabulary
Jean-Jacques Rousseau—philosopher who believed that
citizens give the government the power to make and enforce
laws. He believed that if a government created laws that did
not serve the people the government should give up its power.
English Bill of Rights--1689 Outlawed cruel and unusual
punishment. Guaranteed free speech for members of
Parliament
Declaration of Independence--1776 Declared that people have
natural rights that governments must protect. Argued that
people have the right replace their government
8. Enlightenment Vocabulary
French Revolution– started by anger over the differences
between social classes. Started in 1789 with the storming
of the Bastille.
Declaration of the Rights of Men and of the Citizen— An
attempt made during the French Revolution to write a
French constitution that guaranteed French citizens
some rights and fairer taxes. Those rights included:
freedom of speech, press and religion.
Reign of Terror--Bloody period of the French Revolution
during which the government executed
9. Enlightenment Vocabulary
Napoleon Bonaparte--French General who took
control over France after the French Revolution and
conquered much of Europe
Congress of Vienna– Occurred in 1814. It was when
European leaders met and redrew the map of Europe
in hopes of keeping any country from ever becoming
powerful enough to threaten Europe again.
