Enlightenment

2. french thinker who contributed t the creation of the scientific method that is used all over the US now
7. theory that the sun is the center of the universe
10. french for philosopher; and applied to all thinkers from the Enlightenment
15. astronomer that first proposed the idea that the universe was sun-centered
16. believed that all citizens were born equal and that the primary purpose of the government was to protect citizens natural rights
18. a period of time where people began to challenge previously excepted ideas with experiment and reason
20. theory that the earth is the center of the universe
22. thinker who was punished by the church for supporting the sun-centered theory
23. a gathering where enlightenment ideas were discussed which lead to the spreading of ideas throughout Europe

1. activist who supported equal rights and education for women
3. believed in a social contract between free individuals to create a society and government
4. an agreement between the people of a society defining the rights of the government and its people
5. was one of the first individuals who believed that the government needed separation of powers and checks and balances
6. believed that all citizens needed to hand their natural rights over to a government with full power
8. scientific instrument that allowed scientist Leewenhoek to discover red blood cells
9. scientific instrument that was advanced by Galileo and allowed him to observe space
11. philosophe who believed in free expression and used satire in his writings
12. astronomer who supported the heliocentric theory mathematically and supplied substantial evidence
13. chemist who saved lives by creating a smallpox vaccine
14. known as the father of modern chemistry
17. advocated for criminal justice reforms and did not believe in the death penalty
19. physicist who discovered the universal laws of gravitation
21. english thinker who developed the experimental method and contributed to the scientific method