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Global Regents
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Enlightenment | a time when thinkers apply human reason and logic to government |
| John Locke | an Enlightened thinker that believes if the government does NOT protect natural rights then you can overthrow the government |
| Robespierre | leader of the French Revolution and is responsible for the Reign of Terror |
| Causes of French Revolution | peasants must pay all taxes; no voice in government; new ideas such as the Enlightenment |
| Causes of Latin American Revolutions | new ideas such as the Enlightenment; the French Revolution and want freedom (liberation) from Spain |
| Simon Bolivar | leader of Latin American (South America) Revolution |
| Scientific Revolution | use science, such as the scientific method, to explain the world around us |
| Galileo Gailei | uses science and the scientific method to prove the sun is the center of the universe (Scientific Revolution) |