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17 Cards in this Set
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scientific revolution
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a new way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observation and a willingness to question
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heliocentric theory
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Theory that the sun is the center of the universe
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Galileo Galilei
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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
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logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
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Issac Newton
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Scientist who discovered lwas of motion and gravity
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Enlightenment
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age of reason
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social contract
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According to Thomas Hobbes, in agreement people make with government
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John Locke
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Philosopher who wrote that governments power comes from the people
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Voltaire
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writer who fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief, and freedom of speech
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Montesquieu
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French writer concerned with government and political liberty and separation of powers
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John Locke
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believed that people have natural rights of life, liberty and property. Ideas influenced the American Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution
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Voltaire
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believed people should have freedom of speech "I may disagree with what you saybut will defend to the death your right to say it."
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Montesquieu
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powers of government should be spearated into three branches. Influnced division of the U.S. government into legislative, executive and judicial branch
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Rousseau
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believed people agree to a form of government and give up thier own interests for the common good.
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Copernicus
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Created the heliocentric theory that the stars, the earth and the other planetss revolve around the sun
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Kepler
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said the planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits instead of circles
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Galileo
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used science to support Copernicus' theories. Was imprisoned by the Catholic Church
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