Chapter 9: Transformations in European Culture

Who supported the Roman Church.

Trusted only human reason as the path to truth

Greek mathematician became the Father of Geometry

Studied human anatomy

The man that argued for empiricism.

Studied calculus and the laws of gravity and motion

The Age of Reason laid the foundation for the Middle Ages.

Introduced Muslim documents to medieval universities

System of English government gradually increased Parliament’s power

Was the Father of medicine

Studied the body’s circulatory system

What document influenced the American colonies.

Observed the earth’s orbit around the sun with a telescope

Country ruled by Maria Theresa

The oath with which many modern doctors pledge to help people and “never do harm”

Was an absolute ruler and set an example for the rest of Europe

Russia continued the process of developing a strong monarchy under the rule of

Humans are important because they were created in the image of God.

Most promoters of the Enlightenment did not support

Scientist who wrote The Sceptical Chymist

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

Became the Father of Modern Chemistry

English astronomer for whom a comet is named

Tubalcain’s work with brass and iron shows man’s instinct to fulfill the Creation Mandate

The husband and wife that signed the English Bill of Rights in exchange for the throne of England.

 Read the Bible as a historical artifact rather than as revelation from God

Led Parliament’s armies during the English Civil War

Taught that people can find knowledge only through experience

Term describes a society that is free from religion

Became the ruler of England after Cromwell’s death

Paracelsus believed that the body should not be treated with chemicals.

The change in power in seventeenth-century England that occurred without a war

Country developed a large economic empire without a monarchy

Discovered Uranus and made a forty-foot-long telescope

Early Greek geographer devised the lines of latitude and longitude found on maps today

Theorized that the earth revolves around the sun