World Studies Test 9

war in which Oliver Cromwell led Parliament's army against the king's forces and defeated them

scientist who stated that the body is mostly chemicals and should be treated with chemicals

became king after the death of his brother

Englishman who developed a vaccine for smallpox

English king asserted the divine right of kings and struggled to defeat Parliament's efforts to deny him absolute power

a disease that killed or left people terribly scarred

government founded by Oliver Cromwell after the English Civil War

state that gravity keeps the planets in their orbits

a Greek physician who was also known as the Father of Medicine

limits on royal power, granted the English people civil liberties, prevented future rulers from being Roman Catholic

Father of Modern Chemistry

presented his view that the earth revolved around the sun, not the sun around the earth

developed his work on human anatomy by dissecting human bodies

Christian who wrote "The Skeptical Chymist" and contributed to chemistry with his work on gases

Dominican friar who played an important role in introducing Muslim documents to medieval universities

system of representative government that developed in England

Monarch of Austria

reigned in Russia and increased the power of the Russian monarchy

discovered concepts that have become known as the laws of gravity and motion

used the newly invented telescope for his observations

early Greek astronomer and geographer who determined the distance around the earth with great accuracy

change of power in England in 1688 without resorting to war

made significant contributions in the areas of physics, geography, and optics

the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe

led Parliament's army against the king's forces and defeated them

mathematician who wrote "Elements" and was also known as the Father of Geometry

believed that rationalism was insufficient and argued in favor of empiricism

a philosophy that advocates a society that is free from religion

took the English throne after Cromwell's death

belief that man can find knowledge only through experience

Dutch philosopher who applied rationalism to the Bible and thought almost everything in Scripture was contrary to reason

Chemistry law about gases

Englishman who discovered that blood is pumped by the heart, travels in blood vessels, and returns to the heart

English astronomer that recorded the position and motion of hundreds of stars

spent much of his life contributing to the field of astronomy; discovered the planet Uranus; built telescopes to sell