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200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Scientific Revolution The Enlightenment philosophes 18 th Century Balance of Power American Revolution
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sun- centered universe
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What is heliocentric?
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the law of universal attraction
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What is gravity?
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his observations suggested planets have substance
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Who is Galileo?
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he developed laws of planetary motion
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Who is Kepler?
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he was the first to argue that the sun was the center of the universe
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Who is Copernicus?
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means to let do
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What is laissez-fare?
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philosophers, writers, economists, social reformers of the Enlightenment
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What are philosophes?
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they were the main interest of the Physiocrats and Adam Smith
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What are natural economic laws?
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the idea that God lets the universe run by its own laws
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What is deism?
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a new, graceful, enthusiastic artistic style that emerged in the 1730s
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What is rococo?
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well-known figure who criticized Christianity and had a strong belief in religious toleration
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Who is Voltaire?
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he created the scientific method
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Who is Francis Bacon?
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he argued that every person is born with a tabula rasa, or blank mind
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Who is John Locke?
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He believed in one absolute truth, his own existence “I think, therefore I am.”
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Who is Rene Descartes?
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he argued that government should be governed by a social contract
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Who is Rousseau?
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it began when Prussia invaded Austria
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What is the War of Austrian Succession?
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new territories acquired by British head of cabinet William Pitt the Elder
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What are Canada and India?
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the major intent of Spanish and Portuguese conquerors
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What is Christianizing?
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they allowed Spanish missionaries to control the lives of Native Americans
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What are missions?
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a law intended to generate revenue for Great Britain
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What was the Stamp Act?
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the body that unanimously approved the Declaration of Independence
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What was the Second Continental Congress?
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the first American Constitution
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What was the Articles of Confederation?
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It was the first country to recognize the new American state
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What is France?
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ten amendments that guarantee certain freedoms
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What is the Bill of Rights?
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legislative, executive, and judicial
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What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
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