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The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Philosophes

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Nicolaus CopernicusDeveloped the heliocentric theory
Johannes KeplerDiscovered planetary motion
Galileo GalileiUsed telescope to support heliocentric theory
Isaac NewtonFormulated the law of gravity
William HarveyDiscovered circulation of the blood
The Scientific Revolution placed emphasis onReason and systematic observation of nature
The system of observation and reason developed during the Scientific Revolution is known as thescientific method
Means "revolving around the sun"Heliocentric
Thomas Hobbes"Leviathan," humans exist in a primitive state of nature and consent to government for self-protection
John Locke"Two Treatises on Government," people are sovereign and consent to government for protection of natural rights to life, liberty, and property
Montesquieu"The Spirit of Laws," the best form of government includes a separation of powers
Jean-Jacques Rousseau"The Social Contract," Government is a contract between rulers and people
VoltaireReligious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism; separation of church and state
The Enlightenment influenced these three American documentsDeclaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
The ideas of the Enlightenment fueled ___ around the world.Democratic revolutions
The Enlightenment thinkers applied ___ to the natural and human worlds.Reason
The Enlightenment stimulated ___ tolerance.Religious


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