Age of Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution

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  1. 3. - His ideas were based on reason, justice, and human rights.
  2. 4. – Astronomer who discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits.
  3. 8. – The belief that God created the universe but does not interfere in human affairs.
  4. 12. - referred to the idea that individuals are born with natural, inherent freedoms that should be protected by governments
  5. 13. – Central to Enlightenment thinking
  6. 14. – Government by the people
  7. 15. – An intellectual movement that emphasized reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.
  8. 17. – The process of conducting tests to confirm scientific theories.
  9. 19. – The study of the structure of living organisms, advanced by scientists like Vesalius.
  10. 21. – The belief that Earth is at the center of the universe, supported by Ptolemy.
  11. 22. – Study of fundamental questions about existence and knowledge
  12. 24. – Scientist who improved the telescope and supported the heliocentric theory, leading to conflict with the Catholic Church.
  13. 25. - referred to the accepted standards, behaviors, and social conventions that were traditionally followed in society.
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  1. 1. – The theory that knowledge comes from sensory experience and experimentation.
  2. 2. – Philosopher who argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
  3. 5. – The belief that reason and logic are the primary sources of knowledge.
  4. 6. – Philosopher who advocated for freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and reason.
  5. 7. - referred to a system of ideas and beliefs about society, government, and human nature that was based on reason, progress, and individual rights.
  6. 9. – The act of carefully watching and recording events to gather scientific data.
  7. 10. – A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, tested through experiments.
  8. 11. – The theory that the sun is at the center of the universe, proposed by Copernicus.
  9. 16. – Astronomer who developed the heliocentric model of the solar system
  10. 18. – Philosopher who wrote The Social Contract and believed in the idea of general will.
  11. 20. - referred to established beliefs or doctrines, often associated with religious or authoritarian institutions, that were accepted without question or evidence.
  12. 23. – Physicist and mathematician who formulated the laws of motion and gravity.