Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Crossword
Across
- 1. The method of logically making a hypothesis, testing it, and using test data to draw conclusions
- 4. The Italian astronomer who was forced to recant his theories on the stars and planets after the Church put him on trial in an Inquisition court
- 6. Wrote Leviathan in which he discussed the theory of Social Contract.
- 8. Believed people are born with natural rights: life, liberty, property
- 9. The earth-centered view of the universe.
- 10. French philosoph who believed in checks and balances in power, and laws to protect people from each other
- 12. A mathematician who continued the work of Tycho Brahe.
- 13. The law that states every object in the universe attracts every other object
- 14. The sun-centered view of the universe.
- 15. A pen name used by François Marie Arouet, writing over 70 books containing political essays, philosophy, and drama.
- 16. An idea that people hand over their rights to a strong leader, in exchange for law and order.
- 18. French philosoph who believed in individual freedoms and the rule of law to protect them
- 19. The Polish astronomer who developed the theory that the Sun was the center of the universe
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- 2. The period of reevaluation of the role of people, governments and rights is known as
- 3. A woman that fought for equal education for both men and women.
- 5. The Greek astronomer who expanded upon Aristotle’s view that the Earth was the center of the universe
- 7. A period of time in which scholars replaced old assumptions with new theories.
- 11. The French word for “philosopher”.
- 17. The English Scientist who explained the law of gravity