Scientific
A model that places the Earth at the center of the universe
Geocentric theory
Places where people could come and discuss ideas
Salons
An agreement between the people and the rulers that created a stable society
Social Contract
Wanted individual freedoms and direct democracy
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A new way of viewing the natural world through observation and inquiry
The Scientific Revolution
The belief that God is a clockmaker of the universe
Deism
A system that ensured branches of government shared power
Checks and balances
Wrote the Declaration of Independence and was a Founding Father
Thomas Jefferson
A model that places the sun at the center of the solar system
Heliocentric theory
An artistic style that borrowed ideas from the classical Greeks and Romans
Neoclassical
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Russian ruler who implemented some reforms but still maintained the old system
Catherine the Great
A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
Scientific method
A movement stressing reason and thought
The Enlightenment
A term for monarchs who embraced Enlightenment ideas and made reforms
Enlightened despots
A writer who made enemies of the monarchies but believed in reason, tolerance, and freedom of speech
Voltaire
An Italian scientist who studied the stars and was not so liked by the Church
Galileo Galilei
A pre-Enlightenment style that had grand and ornate designs.
Baroque
A form of government where power is shared between national and local governments
Federal System
A philosophe who really liked Britain's form of government
Montesquieu