earth-centered view of the universe

Scientific Revolution.

a new way of thinking about the natural world. That way was based upon careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs.

built his own telescope in 1609 and used it to study the heavens.

is a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.

the law of universal gravitation.

believed that God was the creator of this orderly universe, the clockmaker who had set everything in motion.

new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems.

Hobbes argued that to escape such a bleak life, people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order.

all people are born free and equal, with three natural or human rights—life, liberty, and property.

believed that people could apply reason to all aspects of life

believed truth could be discovered through reason or logical thinking.

“I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.”

proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government.

“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains,”

in the mansions of several wealthy women of Paris. In their large drawing rooms, these hostesses held regular social gatherings

characterized by a grand, ornate design.

Artists and architects worked in a simple and elegant style that borrowed ideas and themes from classical Greece and Rome.

she disagreed with Rousseau that women’s education should be secondary to men’s.

Some monarchs embraced the new ideas and made reforms that reflected the Enlightenment spirit.

She ruled with absolute authority but also sought to reform Russia.

the Declaration of Independence

“that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

author of the Declaration of Independence

with each branch checking the actions of the other two.

which power was divided between national and state governments.

amendments protected such basic rights as freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.

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Enlightenment & Rev

HMH World History Module 18

Term	Definition
geocentric theory.	earth-centered view of the universe
Scientific Revolution.	a new way of thinking about the natural world. That way was based upon careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs.
heliocentric theory	sun-centered,
Galileo Galilei	built his own telescope in 1609 and used it to study the heavens.
scientific method.	is a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.
Isaac Newton	the law of universal gravitation.
deism	believed that God was the creator of this orderly universe, the clockmaker who had set everything in motion.
Enlightenment	new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems.
social contract	Hobbes argued that to escape such a bleak life, people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order.
John Locke	all people are born free and equal, with three natural or human rights—life, liberty, and property.
philosophes	believed that people could apply reason to all aspects of life
rationalism	believed truth could be discovered through reason or logical thinking.
Voltaire	“I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Montesquieu	proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government.
Rousseau	“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains,”
salons	in the mansions of several wealthy women of Paris. In their large drawing rooms, these hostesses held regular social gatherings
baroque	characterized by a grand, ornate design.
neoclassical	Artists and architects worked in a simple and elegant style that borrowed ideas and themes from classical Greece and Rome.
Mary Wollstonecraft	she disagreed with Rousseau that women’s education should be secondary to men’s.
enlightened despots	Some monarchs embraced the new ideas and made reforms that reflected the Enlightenment spirit.
Catherine the Great	She ruled with absolute authority but also sought to reform Russia.
the Declaration of Independence	“that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Thomas Jefferson	author of the Declaration of Independence
checks and balances	with each branch checking the actions of the other two.
federal system	which power was divided between national and state governments.
Bill of Rights	amendments protected such basic rights as freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.

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