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Chapter 14 and 17 Test

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Physiocrats   18th cent. thinkers who attacked mercantilism regulation of economy, advocated a limited economy  
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Philosophes   18th cent. writers and critics who forged the new altitude favorible for change  
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Tabula rasa   Meaning "blank page"; philosophical belief associated with John Locke that human beings enter the world totally unformed character that are completly shaped by experience  
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Copernicus   Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center  
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d'alembert   Co-editor of the encyclopedia  
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Galileo   Italian astronomer and physicist. First to use a telescope to study the stars (1610) was an outspoken advocate of Copernicus' theory that sun forms in center of universe.  
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Joseph II   Enlightened absolutist monarchy; famous for progressive stone of serfdorn and economics policy  
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Descartes   French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter  
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Deism   Belief in a ration god who created universe but allowed it to function with out his interference  
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Diderot   Published first encyclopedia and succeded with goal  
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Wollstonecraft   English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women  
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Frederick II   King of Prussia, son Frederick William I. Gained Silesia during WAr of Austrian Succession his military geniouses established Prussia as European power.  
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Smith   Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade  
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Isaac Newton   English mathematician and physiciist; developed calculus and for his law of gravitation  
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Brahe   Danish astronomer whose observations of planets provided the basis for kepler's laws of planetary motion  
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Scientific Revolition   A period of rapid advances in European scientific, mathematical and political thought, based on new philosophy of empiricism and a faith in progress; defined Europe in 16th and 17th century.  
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Ptolemaic System   Astronomical system of Ptolemy, which earth is at center of universe with sun, moon, planets, and stars revolving about it in circular orbits  
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Scientific Induction   The process of deriving general principles from particular facts or instances.  
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Kepler   Astronomer, proved planets orbited around sun in oval pathway.  
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Pascal   French mathematician, philosopher and jansenists; invented an adding machine; helped with fermat theory of probability.  
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Bacon   Scientist; proved existence of gravity which was a key aspect in important inventions  
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Empiricism   Theory of knowledge that asserts that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience  
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Enlightenment   AKA age of reason; a cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century. Purpose was to reform society using reason and advance knowledge through science  
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Locke   Theologian/Philosopher; argued against hobbes because viewd humans as creatures of goodness and say purpose of humans is to make social.  
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Hobbes   Most original philosopher of 17th century; supported scientific movement.  
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Montesquieu   Believed Gov't should have seperation of powers.  
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Laissez-faire   French phase meaning "allow to do" in economies the doctorine of minimal gov't interference.  
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Catherine II   AKA CAtherine the Great of Russia. Created reforms; booted husband out after becoming king and queen  
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Rousseau   Believed ppl in their natural state were basically good but they were corrupted by evil of society  
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Voltaire   French writer; pen name of François-Marie Arouet. A leading figure of the Enlightenment, his works include Candide  
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