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Enlightenment vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolutism | one ruler has all of the power |
| divine right | the belief that God chooses the ruler |
| armada | fleet of ships |
| natural rights | life, liberty and property |
| scientific method | a set of steps for gathering and testing ideas |
| philosophe | thinkers during the Enlightenment |
| salon | a meeting where artists, writers and thinkers discussed their ideas |
| separation of powers | three branches of government created to balance power |
| enlightened absolutism | rulers who practiced enlightenment ideas |
| Versailles | the palace of King Louis the XVI |
| Louis XVI | nicknamed the "Sun King", ruler of France |
| Peter the Great | enlightened Russian King |
| Catherine the Great | enlightened Russian Queen |
| Newton | discovered the Law of Gravity |
| Voltaire | father of enlightenment |
| Locke | believed in the idea that everyone is born with natural rights |
| King Phillip II | Spanish King whose armada was defeated by England |
| Elizabeth I | Protestant Queen of England who defeated Spain |