Isaac Newton

They had faith that absolute monarchs would govern wisely and fairly.

They believed that science and reason could improve people's lives.

They believed religion alone could answer all questions about life.

They believed that the ancient Greeks and Romans knew all there was to know.

peasants and farmers

soldiers and military leaders

scientists and philosophers

explorers and adventurers

During the Enlightenment, kings and queens no longer held power.

During the Enlightenment, governments always treated the poor and rich equally.

During the Enlightenment, Europe became less powerful than America.

During the Enlightenment, people increasingly looked to science and reason to answer their questions about the natural world.

Europe

Asia

the United States

South America

influential scientist

father of democracy

friend of the poor peasants

leader of religious thought

People descended from apes.

A natural force pulls objects toward Earth.

The monarch does not rule by divine right.

Eating at least one apple each day promotes good health.

the ability of the mind to think clearly and understand

the belief that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule

a type of advanced mathematics focused on the study of change

a situation in which a disease spreads to many people in an area or region

when he was in high school

when he was taking classes at the university

when he was a university professor

when he had little to do at home because of an epidemic

He fell down the stairs.

He dropped two objects from a high tower.

An apple hit him on the head.

He thought about the distance of the moon.

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

an object at rest will fall toward other objects.

an object in motion stays that way until another force interacts with it.

all massive objects pull on all other massive objects.