unit 6 vocab WH2
geocentric
Earth centered universe
english bill of rights
a series of liberties all future kings would have to respect of english citizens
english civil war
a struggle between the forces of Parliment and those of the monarchist in england
scientific method
problem hypothesis experiment conclude repeat
heliocentric theory
sun is the center of the solar system
charles 2
the "restoration" of the king took place when this monarch was placed back into the thrown of england
divine right
the concept that kings and queens have been given there positions in life by god
absolutism
the idea that the king or queen should have unlimited power as head of gov
oliver cromwell
this man came to dominant in england in the period of time where england tried going without a king (he was like a cop)
william harvey
this man proved that blood circulates throughout the human body and through a system of arteries and veins
charles 1
this man was the first europen monarch to be tried and exucuted by his own citizens (his son later became king)
restoration
when english citizens decided it was necisary to bring back a king after a decade with going without one (restore the crown)
glorious revolution
when william and mary were invited to lead the english gov in a bloodless transfer of power
francis bacon
who created a new accurate way of conducting experiments
isaac newton
who invented calculud and defined gravity
galileo
who invented the telescope but was put under house arrest buy the church
copernicus
who said earth revolves around sun
johan kepler
who said earths orbit is an eliptical shape