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- an English Philosopher and scientist of the 1200's
- Franciscan monk favored a system of scientific experimentation rather than religious ideas
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| an era where people began using experiments and mathematics to understand the mysteries of the natural world. |
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| in the early 1500's he argued that the sun was the center of the universe- the heliocentric theory |
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- a German astronomer who proved the heliocentric theory correct
- published the laws of planetary motion in 1609
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- an Italian scientist who produced clear evidence that the Earth revolves the Sun
- used a telescope to observe the rings of Saturn, and spots on the Sun
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| English scientist in 1600's proposed the law of universal gravitation, and the laws of motion |
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| A Flemish scientist who pioneered the study of anatomy. |
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- French philosopher and mathematician
- leader of the Scientific Revolution
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| English Philosopher and scientist who believed that scientific theories could be developed only through observation |
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- helped to pioneer the modern science of chemistry
- studied the composition of matterand how i changes
- showed temperature and pressure affect the the space that a gas occupies
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| One of the most important navigational inventions of the 1200s and 1300s |
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- merchants who joined together in a new business organization
- Owners raised money by selling shares or stocks in the company
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| an economic theory which stated that a country's government should do all it could to increase its country's wealth (measured by the amount of silver) |
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| When a country receives more gold and silver than other nations than it paid to them (other countries) |
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| favorable balance of trade |
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| Import taxes (on goods) that limit the amount of these goods coming in from other countries |
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| Grants of money, to help businesspeople to start new industries and build ships |
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| great economic changes from the period between the late 1400s and the 1700s |
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