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Chapter 6
Scientific Revolution and Enlightment
| Terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geocentric Theory | The idea that earth is at the center of the universe based on the bible |
| Scientific Revolution | A really big change of ideas of European |
| Heliocentric Theory | The idea that the sun is center of universe |
| Galileo Galilei | A scientist who made his own telescope that could use to enlarge really far objects and to study the heavens. |
| Scientific Method | it is an organized way to gather information and testing different ideas. |
| Isaac Newton | A Scientist who studies different kind of laws of physics and gravity. |
| Enlightenment | Spread of ideas and logic during the age of reason. |
| Social Contract | An agreement where people want to act on their own self-interest and have their own rights as individual. |
| John Locke | A Philosopher who believes that people are born with natural rights. |
| Philosophe | People who has intellectual ability to apply reason to the study of philosophy, history, science, politics, economics, and social issues. |
| Voltaire | A Philosopher who fights for tolerance, reason and freedom of speech and religion in a satire way. |
| Montesquieu | A Philosopher who separates the power of individual to have fair rights. |
| Rousseau | A Philosopher who wants free individual which is people has the permission to rule or vote for election on government. |
| Mary Wollstonecraft | A philosopher who argues about women needs education as well just like men's. |
| Salon | Rich and smart women who discusses ideas with the Philosophers. |
| Baroque | A style of art where it became too elegant and grand. |
| Neoclassical | A new artistic way where artists and architects worked in a simple and elegant way that came from Greece and Rome. |
| Enlightened Despot | Monarchs wants to rule fairly and make their country stronger but no democracy. |
| Catherine the Great | A ruler of Russia who changed the legal system into fair authorities. |
| Federal System | A way where a federal government shared power to other states to help them with their different needs. |
| Declaration of Independence | Reflected the idea of natural rights that all people are equal which results life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Has his own way of "life, liberty and property" which is based on the ideas of John Locke. |
| Checks and Balances | An influence where the three branches can limit the powers of others to make it fair for other people. |
| Bill of Rights | This is the rights where people needs to have rights of freedom of speech and religion for protection based on enlightenment ideas. |
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