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The goal of the scientific method is to carefully gather data about the universe and use that data to form theories about how and why the universe looks and works as it does.
Galileo discovered that pendulums could help make a clock more accurate while in a cathedral. Galileo timed an overhead lamp as it swung back-and-forth and realized that all of the swings took the same amount of time. Galileo used this idea to make a clock that had a swinging pendulum
The scientific method is an orderly way of collecting and analyzing evidence. It consists of several steps.
He meant a democratic society made up of good citizens. He opened new schools, taught peasants new farming skills, and worked to control prices. He also made a religion that worshiped a supreme being
Two forces helped bring napoleons empire to an end. When was nationalism, or the desire of a people to self-rule. The nations conquered by napoleons army rejected his role and the French practices forced on them. The other force was the combine strength of Britain and Russia working against them.
Renaissance painters experimented with differenttechniques and light, color, and shade. To make theirpaintings more realistics, artists used a technique calledchiaroscurro. This technique used light and shadowsinstead of stiff outlines to separate objects and createddrama and emotion in paintings. Other Renaissancepainters painted on fresh wet plaster with watercolor paintand produced frescoes. Fresco meant "fresh" in Italian.
The printing press made many more books available to people. Scholars could read each others ideas and discuss. Ideas developed and spread more quickly than ever
Primarily a sculptor.Sistine Chapel - painted the ceiling with scenes from theBible.Sculpture of King David - completed when he was only 26years old, the statue stands 13 feet tall.
Religious works, like the Christian Bible or prayer books were popular.
His work blended Italian Renaissance methods andmedieval German traditions.Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - and outstandingexample of a woodcut, a print made from carved wood.
The Arnolfini Portrait - shows a newly married couplestanding together in a formal room. Very detailed.
Mona Lisa - a portrait of a young noblewoman where hedepicted her with a smile that invites the viewer to wonderwhat she is thinking.The Last Supper - a wall painting of Jesus and his discipleswhere he showed emotion through the way the apostles holdtheir heads or sit in relation to Jesus.
School of Athens - shows Greek philosophers walkingthrough Athens.Paintings of Mary, Mother of Jesus.
Locke believed that all governments are based on a social contract, or an agreement between the people and their leaders. Under the social contract, people had a right to rebel and set up a new government if the government took away peoples natural rights.
Maria Theresa introduced several reforms in Austria. She set up schools and tried to improve the living conditions of the serfs, the people who lived under the harsh rule of landowners.
After Maria Theresa died, her son Joseph II became ruler and took her reforms even further. He freed the serfs and made land taxes equal for nobles and farmers. However, the nobles opposed his reforms and Joseph was forced to back down.
When the Spanish Armada invaded England, they had to maneuver their large ships through the narrow English Channel. While the Spanish ships were well armed, they were difficult to steer. The English ships were smaller and moved more quickly. They forced the Spanish Armada to retreat and a large storm later broke up the Spanish Navy.( English ships and the storm defeated the Armada)
When King Charles ignored the Petition of Right, his differences with Parliament led to a Civil War. The fighting forced Parliament supporters to execute King Charles.
The Petition of Right was issued in 1620 by the English Parliament. The Petition stated that the king could not tax the people without Parliament approval. The king was also not allowed to imprisoned anyone without a just reason or declared a state of emergency unless the country was at war.
The ________ were founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola; established schools, served as missionaries.