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| Atoni Van Leeuwenhoek | Dutch merchant who constucted microscopes. His theories eventually led to our understanding of microorganisms |
| Galileo Gallileo | proved the sun was center of the universe and the plants revolved around the sun. He published his results which led to him being tired and found guilty of violating catholic church teachings. was sentened to life in prison |
| Andreas Vesalivs | a Flemish doctor produced the first manual pictures to show the human body |
| Sir Isaac Newton | British scientist, studied the motion of the planets and objects on earth. His theory about natural laws included the laws of motion |
| Tomas Hobbes | published a book that strongly supported the power of royalty and the divine right to rule. He thought the people were naturally greedy and needed a King who could rule without any limits to preserve order |
| John Locke | English writer, argued that all people posessed certain natural rights. He opposed the theory of the divine right of kings |
| Frederick the Great | ruled over Germany and Poland, he made changes within his country that recycled enightenment ideas. he helped peasant farmers and made laws that were fairer to all classes of people |
| Catherine the Great | expanded the Russian educational and public health system, and landowners |
| Joseph II | allowed religious tolerance and limited power of the Catholic church. He reformed laws, established independent judges, freed the serfs, and allowed the publication of ideas that were opposed to his or those of the church |
| Maximillien Robespierre | Leader of the Jacobing who helped declare a "policy of terror" against all political opponents |
| King Louis XVIII | met with representatives of three __________ to decide how taxes should be changed, French king when Napoleon was exiled |
| Eli Whitney | gun manufacturer who developed interchangeable parts which allowed companies to make products in much greater quantities. His technique led to rapid growth in industrial production |
| Richard Trevithick | english inventor who invented the steam locomotive |
| Samuel Morse | an american infented teh telegraph which allowed people to communicate quickly across many miles |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | achieved fame as a general fighting against the Austrian Empire in Italy; became emporer of France and tried to build the greatest empire in history by conquering most of Europe; the quadruple alliance defeated him and exiled him; Napoleon returned the next year only to be defeated at the battle of waterloo and exiled once again. |
