hegemony
dominance, control, supremacy
lucrative
has value
geocentric
the theory that earth is the center of the universe and all objects revolve around it
heliocentric
the theory that the sun is the center of the universe and all objects revolve around it
quixotic
fanciful, silly, impractical
scientific method
a new approach to the acquisition of knowledge1) hypothesis2) experimentation 3) new hypothesisassociated with sir francis bacon
empirical
evidence; that which is supported by facts
hypothesis
new idea
prince henry the navigator
prince of portugal who financed many voyages in the 1300s-school of navigation
fransisco pizarro
conquistador of incan empire in mexico
johannes kepler
student of brache-used math to prove heliocentric theory of copernicus-elliptical orbits-3 planetary lawsnew astronomy
diaz
portugalcape of good hope
vasco de gama
portugaleastern sea route to india
cabral
portugaleast coast of brazil
amerigo vespucci
spain"new world
columbus
spainlooking for a western passage to asia/america
balboa
spainaccidentally found pacific ocean
cortez
conquistador of aztecs
ferdinand magellan
spaincircumnavigate the world
cabot
englandnewfoundland
cartier
francest. lawrence river
champlain
francequebec
vesalius
father of modern anatomy"-on the fabric of the human body(book on dissections of human bodies with illustrations)
margaret cavendish
17th century female scientistinvolved in crucial scientific debates-observations upon experimental philosophy
issac newton
symbol of western influence"-calculus-gravity-universal science-principia-optics
scientific revolution
astronomy and anatomy-new intellectual freedom for artisans and scientists
william harvey
first major work on circulatory system-on the motion of the heart and blood -arteries and vein systems-proved the heart pumped blood and oxygenated
spinoza
excomunicated for rejecting judaismbelieved everyting had a RATIONAL explaination-a political treatise
pascal
sought to keep religion and science united-pensees (thoughts)-showed religion was not contrary to reason
descartes
father of modern rationalism"-cortesian split between mind/matter or mind/body-deductive reasoning-analytic geometry-episemology method-discourse on method -physical and spiratual; i think therefore i am
bacon
inductive reasoningempiricism-systematic observations and experiments derived from general concepts that could be tested and verified
maria winkelmann
discovered a comet
mercantilism
tradingtriangular tradeMALTHUS
joint stock corporations
british and dutch east india companiesINVESTMENTS
malacca goa
spice islands, reached by de gama
encomienda
queen isabella declared indians subjects of spain, settlers had the power to use them as slaves
price revolution
golden years of spain from gold and silver pouring in from the new world-inflation due to bullion
west indies
spice islandsreached by de gama
galileo galilei
heliocentrismtelescope-starry messenger-dialogue concerning the two chief world systems "but it does move
triangular trade
europe-africa-americas
royal societyfrench academy
created to help accelerate communications and scientific thought
treaty of tordesailles
pope interveined between spain and portuagal and split the world -portuguese kept africa and eastern sea route-spain got all possessions to the west
giordano bruno
spanish priest who was burned at the stake for heresy when he supported copernicus
ptolemy
ancient cartographergeocentric theory
aristarchus
ancient astronomerheliocentric theory
galen
roman doctorblood does not circulate
leeqenhoek
lense grindermicroscopebacteria
jenner
-inquiry into the cause and effect of vaccinefirst vaccinesmallpox