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22 Cards in this Set
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Scientific revolution |
Major change in European thought |
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Copernicus |
Determined that stars, planets, and the earth all revolve around the sun "heliocentruc theory" |
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Heliocentruc theory |
Idea that earth and other planets revolve around the sun |
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Galileo galilee |
Discovered law of pendulum...falling objects fall at a fixed rate |
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Scientific method |
Scientific procedure for gathering information "experimental method" |
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Francis bacon |
Scientists to experiment |
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Isaac newton |
Law of universal gravitation...objects attract other objects |
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Enlightenment |
18th century European movement where thinkers attempt to apply principles |
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Social contract |
Agreement where people define and limit their individual rights |
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Johnston Locke |
Philosopher...described humans natural rights |
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Natural right |
Rights that all people are born with...the right of life, liberty, and property |
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Separation of power |
Assignment of Executive legislative and judicial powers |
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Declaration of independence |
Reasons for the American colonies break with britain |
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Thomas jefferson |
Writer of the declaration of independence...based ideas on John Locke and enlightenment concepts |
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Checks & balances |
Measures designed to prevent any one branch of government |
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Federal system |
Government where power is divided between central and authority and other states |
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Bill of rights |
1st 10 amendments to the US Constitution |
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The idea of a direct democracy is explained in |
The social contract |
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The bill of rights was influenced by |
Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire |
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Francis bacon helped to develop |
The scientific method |
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In general, the philosopher believed on what |
Progress for society |
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The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by |
Copernicus |
