Across
- 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
Down
- 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