Enlightenment and Revolution

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  1. 5. Swiss-French political philosopher; he championed the freedom of the individual and the notion that all people were equal.
  2. 6. the United States Constitution.
  3. 7. 18th-century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society
  4. 9. new way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs
  5. 13. system in which each branch of government checks, or limits, the power of the other two branches.
  6. 15. government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws
  7. 19. Enlightenment ideas to rule fairly and respect the rights of subjects
  8. 22. Czarina of Russia who took steps to reform and modernize Russia declaration of Independence document declaring American independence from britain and the reasons for it.
  9. 23. French philosopher and author who believed in tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief, and freedom of speech
  10. 25. simple, elegant style in 1700s, inspired by ancient Greece and Rome
  11. 26. government in which powers are divided between federal and state governments
  12. 27. social gatherings for discussing ideas and enjoying art baroque grand, ornate style in arts and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s
  13. 28. international organization established in 1945
  14. 29. argued for greater education opportunities for women and urged women to enter the male-dominated fields of medicine and politics
  15. 30. division of government into separate branches
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  1. 1. idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
  2. 2. logical procedure for gathering information and testing ideas
  3. 3. in the Middle Ages, view which held that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe
  4. 4. one of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment
  5. 6. English scientist who discovered laws of motion and gravity
  6. 8. first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which protect citizens’basic rights and freedoms.
  7. 10. rights all people have
  8. 11. French political philosopher who explored democratic theories of government; he proposed a government divided into three branches and greatly
  9. 12. belief that God created the universe and then allowed it to run on its own following natural laws
  10. 14. English philosopher and founder of British empiricism; he developed political and economic theories during the Enlightenment. He declared that people have a right to rebel against governments that do not protect their rights.
  11. 16. despot one of the 18th-century European monarchs who was inspired
  12. 17. American statesman; third president of the United States; author of the Declaration of Independence and one of its signers.
  13. 18. system of government in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
  14. 20. agreement between citizens and the government
  15. 21. belief that truth could be found through reason or logical thinking
  16. 24. Italian scientist who invented the first working telescope; his discoveries put him into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church