| A | B |
|---|
| Nicholaus Copernicus | developed heliocentric theory |
| Johannes Kepler | used math--developed planetary motion |
| Galileo Galilei | used telescope to support heliocentric theory |
| Isaac Newton | discovered laws of gravity |
| William Harvey | discovered circulation of blood |
| Scientific Revolution | emphasis on reason |
| scientific method | systematic observation of nature |
| Impact of Scien. Revolution | expansion of scientific knowledge |
| heliocentric theory | says sun is center of the universe |
| geocentric theory | says earth is center of universe |
| Age of Absolutism | named for series of monarchs who increase power |
| centralization of power | process by bringing gov't power to one person |
| divine right | must obey monarch because God put him there |
| Louis XIV | France--Palace of Versailles |
| Palace of Versailles | symbol of royal power |
| Frederick the Great | Prussia--emphasis on military power |
| Peter the Great | westernization of Russia |
| Cardinal Richelieu | changed 30 Years' War to political war (fears Hapsburgs) |
