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| English sailor who stole treasure from Spanish transport ships |
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| a series of events that led to the birth of modern science. It lasted from about 1540 to 1700. |
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| an explanation a scientist develops based on facts |
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| Ancient Greek astronomer and geographer who studied the skies and made maps of the Mediterranean region |
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| Polish astronomer who wrote a book titled "On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres" and helped begin the scientific revolution |
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| German astronomer who proved that the planets orbit the sun |
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| Italian scientist who was the first scientist to routinely use experiments to test theories. He was placed on trial for supporting theories that contradicted church teachings. |
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| English scientist who studied and simplified the work of earlier scientists. He identified four laws that explained how the physical world works. |
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| a step-by-step method for performing experiments and other scientific research |
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| Prince of Portugal who helped promote exploration by Portuguese sailors |
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| Portuguese sailor who sailed around Africa to reach India |
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| Italian sailor who was supported by the rulers of Spain and reached the Americas in 1492, becoming the first European to do so |
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| Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe |
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| a large fleet of Spanish ships that was defeated by England in 1588 |
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| a system in which a government controls all economic activity in a country and its colonies to make the government stronger and richer |
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| an economic system in which individuals and private businesses run most industries |
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| an economic system in which individuals decide what goods and services they will buy |
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| reasoned, well thought out |
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| basic beliefs, rules, or laws |
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