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heliocentric astronomical theory that says the sun is the center of the solar system
geocentric astronomical theory that says the Earth is the center of the universe
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543) book that outlined the Copernican hypothesis
Galileo Galilei perfected the experimental method; suggested the law of inertia; used the telescope to further prove the Copernican hypothesis
Isaac Newton explained the law of universal gravitation; synthesized ideas of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo; explained WHY bodies did as they did
Principia Issac Newton's masterpiece
Enlightenment philosophical movement that sought to use the methods of the Scientific Revolution to explain the social world
John Locke Enlightened political theorist; promoted natural rights of life, liberty, and property; also promoted social contract theory
philosophes French intellectuals that spread enlightened ideas
Baron de Montesquieu Frenchman who wrote The Spirit of the Laws in which he argued for separation of powers in government
Voltaire most famous philosophe of the Enlightenment; called for religious toleration
Encyclopedia edited work that sought to outline all known human knowledge through rational, scientifically researched articles
Rousseau claimed women should still be excluded from gov't; also argued that the general will and popular sovereignty were important concepts in government
popular sovereignty Locke's idea that political power is derived from the people and the people give power to their rulers
social contract theory theory that said people consented to give up some freedom in return for protection of life, liberty, and property by the state
Frederick the Great enlightened Prussian monarch
Maria Theresa Austrian monarch who gained throne through Pragmatic Sanction
Joseph II most enlightened Austrian monarch; freed serfs
Copernican hypothesis proposed a HELIOCENTRIC (sun centered) model as opposed to GEOCENTRIC (Earth centered) model of solar system
Galen's humoral theory proposed the body possessed four "liquids", and their imbalance caused sickness
barber surgeon early "doctor" that treated sickness through strategic bleeding
William Harvey claimed the body was comprised of systems that were interconnected; studied circulatory system
Mary Wollstonecraft claimed women were not naturally inferior; they simply lacked the education men received
deism belief that reason, science, observation of nature will prove God exists, not revelation or prophets
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