Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

7. rule by a single person with absolute power
9. based on personal preference instead of reason
10. a series of numbers or letters that represent a mathematical or scientific rule
12. an idea or assumption to be tested in an experiment
15. a theory that Earth is the center of the solar system or the universe. Geo is Greek for "Earth".
16. a major shift in thinking between 1500 and 1700, in which modern science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the natural world
18. the division of powers among branches of government
19. a measure of the amount of matter in an object
20. a belief in reason and logic as the primary paths to knowledge

1. aform of government in which the monarch’s power is limited by a basic set of laws
2. the acceptance of different religious beliefs and customs
3. rights that belong to people “by nature,” simply because they are human beings
4. a list of basic human rights that a government must protect
5. an agreement in which people give power to a government in exchange for its protections
6. a theory that places the sun at the center of the solar system with the planets, including Earth, revolving around it. Helio is Greek for "sun".
8. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
11. an instrument used to view distant objects
13. a step-by-step method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific assumptions
14. an instrument used to make very small objects visible
17. a period from the late 1600s to the late 1700s in Europe, in which people changed their outlook on life