Definitions
Enlightenment
A period where reason was applied in guiding people's thoughts about philosophy, society and politics.
Voltaire
French philosopher who mocked government and religion. He believed humans could improve their own existence without God. Believed in freedom of thought and speech.
1543
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
Heliocentric Theory
the theory that everything revolves around the sun
MUDVILLE
It's the home town of Casey's baseball team in the poem Casey At The Bat
Secular
non religious
Mary Wollstonecraft
British writer who argued that women should have the same rights as men.
1624
Cardinal Richelieu becomes Louis XIII's chief minister
Social Contract
Hobbe's idea. To escape a bleak life, people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order.
It's the only U.S. state whose name has one syllable
Geocentric Theory
The earth was the centre of the universe and that the sun, moon, and planets revolve around the earth.
Francis Bacon and René Descartes
The people who developed scientific method
Dialogue on the Two Great World Systems
1632
Natural Rights
life, liberty and property. All people are born with these rights. Government is in place in order to protect these rights. This idea was established by Locke.
It's the total number of dots on a pair of dice
42
Magna Carta
written in 1215 to limit the powers of the English king
Isaac Newton and Gottfried von Leibniz
The people who developed calculus
Trial of Galileo
1633
Separation of Powers
Montesquieu proposed that not one person or group should gain too much control, and that there should be checks and balances. (power should be a check to power)
A TORPEDO
The P in a PT boat stands for patrol; the T stands for this type of explosive weapon
Scientific Revolution
The theory about the natural world and developed procedures to test those ideas.
John Locke
English philosopher who believed that government was a contract between the ruler and the people. He declared that all people have natural rights.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
1572
Secularism
The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.
In 1982 this biopic starring Faye Dunaway brought home the prize wire hangers & all
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