 What is an enlightened despot?  What who developed the vaccine?  Who pioneered the use of the scientific method in chemistry?  If you completed the homework from the other night, please put it in the tray.

 A ruler who supported Enlightenment ideas but did not give up power.  Edward Jenner  Robert Boyle

 Bellringer  CNN Student News  Current Events #4-#6 (20 minutes)  Homework Review  Vocabulary Review-Vocabulary Quiz (Changed to Friday, March 21, 2014)  If time permits, Enlightenment projects  Closure-Study for vocabulary test

 Scientific Revolution: A major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.  Geocentric theory-The theory that held that the earth was the center of the universe  Heliocentric theory-The theory that the sun was the center of the universe.

 Galileo Galilei-he built a telescope to view the stars and planets; the Church tried him for heresy for his scientific ideas  Scientific Method- a logical procedure for testing ideas; includes observation, hypothesis, testing, and conclusion  Isaac Newton-English scientist; author of Principia; established principles of motion and defined forces of gravity.

 Enlightenment-An 18 th Century intellectual movement that applied reason and the scientific method to laws to shape human action.  Social contract-According to Thomas Hobbes, an agreement people make with gov’t.  John Locke-Philosopher who believed people have three natural rights—life, liberty, and property. The purpose of gov’t is to protect these rights.

 Philosophes-French term for philosopher  Voltaire-The greatest philosopher of the Enlightenment who fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religion and speech  Montesquieu-French philospher who wrote about separation of powers—dividing power among separate branches of government  Rousseau-French philosopher who wrote about human freedom (he desired a society where all people where equal).

 Mary Wollstonecraft-Author who wrote about women’s right.

 Salon-social gathering for discussing ideas of enjoying art  Baroque-Grand, ornate sytle  Neoclassical-Simple style that borrowed ideas form classical Greece and Rome  Enlightened despot-Ruler who supported Enlightenment ideas but did not give up power  Catherine the Great- Russian ruler who took steps to reform and modernize Russia.

 Declaration of Independence- Document declaring American independence from Britain  Thomas Jefferson- Author of the Declaration of Independence  Checks and balances-System in which each branch of government checks, or limits, the power of the other branches

 Federal system- System of government in which power is divided between the national and state government  Bill of Rights-First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution