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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | its a French word meaning rebirth. |
| scientific method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific assumptions |
| Scientific Revolution | Scientific Revolution: a shift in thinking about the study of the natural world that began in the 1500s and departed from traditional religious teachings |
| secular | non-religious; worldly |
| separation of powers | separation of powers: the division of powers among branches of government |
| social contract | an agreement in which people give power to a government in return for its protections |
| vernacular | the native language of a people, region, or country |
| Reformation | a reform movement of the 1500s that split the Catholic Church and gave birth to the Protestant religion |
| Protestants | a Christian who separated from the Catholic Church during the Reformation; today, any member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation |
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