Enlightenment & minimal Scientific Revolution Vocab

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Earth-centered universe

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Geocentric

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A set of beliefs held by a person or group.

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ideology

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Oval paths of planets around the sun

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Ellipses

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Sun-centered universe

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Heliocentric

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Universal moral code understood through reason

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Natural laws

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A king or queen

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monarch

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Location for discussing Enlightenment ideas

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salon

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A ruler whose power comes from God and is accountable only to Him.

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divine right monarch

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Agreement between rulers and people as basis of government

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social contract

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A ruler believing in Enlightenment-based social change.

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enlightened despot