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Scientific Revolution

New Way Of Thinking About The Natural World Based On Careful Observation And A New Willingness To Question..

Heliocentric Theory

Theory That The Sun Is At The Center Of The Universe.

Galileo Galilei

Scientist Who Was Forced By The Catholic Church To Take Back Scientific Ideas That Disagreed With The Church's View..

Scientific Method

Logical Procedure For Gathering And Testing Ideas.

Isaac Newton

Scientist Who Discovered Laws Of Motion And Gravity..

Enlightenment

Age Of Reason

Social Contact

According To Thomas Hobbes, An Agreement People Make With Government

John Locke

Philosopher Who Wrote About Government

Philosopher

Social Critics In France

Voltaire

Writer Who Fought For Tolerance, Reason, Freedom Of Religious Belief, And Freedom Of Speech

Montesquieu

French Writer Concerned With Government And Political Liberty.

Rousseau

Enlightenment Thinker Who Championed Freedom

Mary Wollstonecraft

Author Who Wrote About Women's Right..

Salon

Social Gathering For Discussing Ideas Or Enjoying Art.

Baroque

Grand, Ornate Style

Neoclassical

Simple Style That Borrowed Ideas From Classical Greece And Rome

Enlightened Despot

Ruler Who Supported Enlightenment Ideas But Did Not Give Up Power

Catherine The Great

Russian Ruler Who Took Steps To Reform And Modernize Russia

The Enlightenment Promoted What ?

A Belief In Progress, A More Secular Outlook, & Faith In Science.

What Theory Did Nicolaus Copernicus Propose ?

The Heliocentric

What Did Francis Bacon Help Develop ?

Scientific Method

In General, What Did The Philosophers Believe In ?

Progress For Society

What Philosophies Influences Catherine The Great?

Proposal On Reforms To Russia's Law

Who Wrote The Declaration Of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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.

What Was Montesquieu's Influence On The U.S. Constitution?

Branches Of Government

What New Scientific Instruments Were Invented During The Scientific Revolution ?

Telescopes, Microscope, Barometer, & Thermometer.

What Breakthroughs In Medicine Were Made During The Scientific Revolutions ?

Study Of Anatomy, First Vaccine