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Chapter 19

Key terms and people

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Geocentric theory People believed that the earth was the center of the universe and the sun, moon, and planets revolved around the earth.
Scientific Revolution historians have called this new way of thinking the _____________________.
Scientific method Consists of five basic steps.
Rene Descartes Helped develop the scientific method.
Nicolaus Copernicus Recognized that the Geocentric theory did not explain the movements of the sun, moon, and planets accuratly.
heliocentric theory Copernicus's discovery that the earth revolves around the sun is called the ____________ ______.
Galileo Galilei an Italian scientist.
Isaac Newton changed the world of science by bringing together astronomy, physics, and mathematics.
Enlightenment Or the Age of Reason.
Salons Many wealthy Parisian women began hosting social gatherings called ______.
social contract Hobbes called this exchange between society and government __________.
John Locke Believed that people were naturally happy, tolerant, and reasonable.
Jean-Jaques Rousseau Believed that people were basically born good.
Baron de Montesquieu argued that the best form of government included a separation of powers.
philosophes Philosophers, or __________
Voltaire attacked injustice wherever he saw it.
enlightened despots A few monarchs developed a system of government in which they ruled according to ______ Ideas. These monarchs became known as the _____
Stamp Act Which requeired colonists to pay a tax for an official stamp on all newspapers, legal documents, and other public papers.
Thomas Jefferson Created the lights.
Benjamin Franklin Discovered electricity.
George Washington The first president of the United states.
Treaty of Paris The British government formally recognized the independence of the United States by signing...
James Madison played a leading role in negotiating the main points.
federal system Certain powers are held by the federal government, and other powers are reserved for the state governments.
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