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28 Cards in this Set
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Scientific Revolution |
New Way Of Thinking About The Natural World Based On Careful Observation And A New Willingness To Question.. |
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Heliocentric Theory |
Theory That The Sun Is At The Center Of The Universe. |
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Galileo Galilei |
Scientist Who Was Forced By The Catholic Church To Take Back Scientific Ideas That Disagreed With The Church's View.. |
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Scientific Method |
Logical Procedure For Gathering And Testing Ideas. |
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Isaac Newton |
Scientist Who Discovered Laws Of Motion And Gravity.. |
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Enlightenment |
Age Of Reason |
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Social Contact |
According To Thomas Hobbes, An Agreement People Make With Government |
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John Locke |
Philosopher Who Wrote About Government |
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Philosopher |
Social Critics In France |
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Voltaire |
Writer Who Fought For Tolerance, Reason, Freedom Of Religious Belief, And Freedom Of Speech |
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Montesquieu |
French Writer Concerned With Government And Political Liberty. |
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Rousseau |
Enlightenment Thinker Who Championed Freedom |
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Mary Wollstonecraft |
Author Who Wrote About Women's Right.. |
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Salon |
Social Gathering For Discussing Ideas Or Enjoying Art. |
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Baroque |
Grand, Ornate Style |
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Neoclassical |
Simple Style That Borrowed Ideas From Classical Greece And Rome |
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Enlightened Despot |
Ruler Who Supported Enlightenment Ideas But Did Not Give Up Power |
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Catherine The Great |
Russian Ruler Who Took Steps To Reform And Modernize Russia |
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The Enlightenment Promoted What ? |
A Belief In Progress, A More Secular Outlook, & Faith In Science. |
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What Theory Did Nicolaus Copernicus Propose ? |
The Heliocentric |
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What Did Francis Bacon Help Develop ? |
Scientific Method |
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In General, What Did The Philosophers Believe In ? |
Progress For Society |
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What Philosophies Influences Catherine The Great? |
Proposal On Reforms To Russia's Law |
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Who Wrote The Declaration Of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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How Was It Different From Methods Used By Scholars During Medieval Times ? |
Medieval Scholars Relied On What The Bible And The Classical Greek And Roman Texts Told Them. |
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What Was Montesquieu's Influence On The U.S. Constitution? |
Branches Of Government |
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What New Scientific Instruments Were Invented During The Scientific Revolution ? |
Telescopes, Microscope, Barometer, & Thermometer. |
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What Breakthroughs In Medicine Were Made During The Scientific Revolutions ? |
Study Of Anatomy, First Vaccine |