Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Crossword

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