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| Enlightenment | 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply teh principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society |
| Philosophes | french word for Philosopher |
| Salon | A social gathering of intellectuals and artists, hel in homes of wealthy women in Paris and other European cities |
| Scientific Revolution | 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 questioning of accepted beliefs |
| Scientific Method | logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world, in which experimentation and observation are used to test hypotheses |
| Geocentric Theory | Theory that the earth is the center of the Universe |
| Heliocentric Theory | Theory that the sun is the center of the Universe |
| Estates | French social classes |
| Emigres | Nobles and others who fled France during the peasant uprisings of the French Revolution |
| Reign of Terror | 1 year period (1793-1794) when Robespierre ruled France as a dictator and thousands are executed as a "danger to the revolution" |
| Bourgeoisie | French middle class |
