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14 Cards in this Set
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hypothesis
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possible explanation
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heliocentric
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based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
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gravity
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force that tends to pull one mass or object to another
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divine right
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belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from god
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armada
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fleet of ships
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intendant
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official appointed by French king Lois to govern the provinces, collect taxes, and recruit soldiers
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mercenary
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soldier serving in a foreign army for pay
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social contract
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agreement in which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos
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philosophe
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member of a group of enlightenment thinkers who tried to apply the methods of science to the improvement of the society
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physiocrat
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enlightenment thinker who searched for natural laws to explain economics
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laissez-faire
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policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference involved
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salon
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informal social gathering in which writers, artists, and philosophers exchanged ideas
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baroque
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ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600s and 1700s
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rococo
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personal elegant style of art and architecture made popular during the mid 1700s and featuring fancy design in the shape of leaves and shells and scrolls
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