Scientific Revolution

Test on Enlightenment Review

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Carrie Bender
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Definition: A time during the 16th to 18th centuries when people started using observation and experiments to understand the world, instead of relying on tradition or religion.
Importance: It changed how people viewed science, leading to many discoveries that are the basis of modern science today.
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Age of Enlightenment
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Definition: An intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that focused on reason, science, and individual rights.
Importance: The Enlightenment led to new ideas about government, freedom, and human rights, influencing revolutions and modern democracies.
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John Locke
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Definition: An English philosopher who believed in natural rights (life, liberty, property) and that governments should protect these rights.
Importance: His ideas inspired the American and French Revolutions and are important in the development of democracy.
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Montesquieu
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Definition: A French thinker who came up with the idea of separating government into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.
Importance: His idea of separation of powers is used in many modern democracies, including the United States, to prevent any one part of the government from becoming too powerful.
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Rousseau
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Definition: A French philosopher who believed that people are naturally good but are corrupted by society. He wrote about the social contract, an agreement between people and their government.
Importance: Rousseau’s ideas about government being based on the will of the people influenced modern democracy and the French Revolution.
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Voltaire
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Definition: A French writer and philosopher who supported freedom of speech, religion, and separation of church and state.
Importance: His ideas about freedom and individual rights inspired changes in governments, especially in Europe.
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Thomas Hobbes
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Definition: An English philosopher who believed that humans are naturally selfish and need a strong government to control them.
Importance: Hobbes’ ideas about a powerful government (often an absolute monarchy) influenced political thinking during his time.
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