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He invented a system of naming the elements and is regarded as the father of modern chemistry
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Lavoisier
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As ruler of Austria, he initiated many reforms including abolishing serfdom and eliminating the death penalty
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Joseph II
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Considered the greatest figure of the Enlightenment
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Voltaire
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He tried to "lower religion to the level of the lowest people's capacities."
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John Wesley
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The War of Austrian Succession began because of her ascending to the throne
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Maria Theresa
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Greek physician whose medical ideas dominated the medieval world
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Galen
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His observations seemed to indicate that the heavenly bodies were composed of material substance just like Earth
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Galileo
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He wrote On the Fabric of the Human Body about human anatomy
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Andreas Vesalius
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He has been rightly called the father of modern rationalism
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Rene Descartes
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This English philosopher believed scientists should use inductive reasoning
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Francis Bacon
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An entire society agrees to be governed by its general will in his concept of a social contract
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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His ideas suggest that people were molded by their experiences
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John Locke
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He wrote The Wealth of Nations, advocating governments use a laissez-faire approach to economic policy
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Adam Smith
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The scientist who proposed the theory of universal gravitation
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Isaac Newton
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The Polish astronomer who proposed that the sun was the center of the universe
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Nicholas Copernicus
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