Enlightenment

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Absolute Monarch

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a king or queen with complete control

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Catholic Church

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the organized Christian church led by the Pope centered in Rome

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Government

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The group of people that has the power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation

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Literacy Rate

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the percent of people who can read

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Philosopher

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one who thinks about questions, and studies the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters

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Reason

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the power of the mind to think, understand, and make sense of the world

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Rights

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something you are allowed to do because you are a person

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Scientific Revolution

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a period of time from the 1500s through the 1700s in which scholars started to question their beliefs about the world and base their conclusions on observation and reason rather than spiritual belief or what organizations like the Catholic Church told them

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Urbanization

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the process of making an area more city-like, usually through an increase in population