AP Euro: Unit 6 - The Scientific Revolution (1500-1700, 16th-18th century)

empiricism

Newton combined both Descartes and Bacon's theories to create ______ (present day scientific method) (trust what you can see, sense, and demonstrate)

Cartesian Dualism

________ allowed scientists to see matter as inert and separate from themselves.

Planets

________ orbit slower the more distant they are from the sun.

rationalism

Rene Descartes: Father of ______ (allowing knowledge and reason to influence decision- making, not giving in to religious beliefs or emotional responses)

Descartes

________ argued one could start with self- evident truths (like math) and deduce more complex conclusions.

Kepler

____: Developed 3 laws of planetary motion: planets orbit the sun in ellipses.