Flashcards on Key Concepts

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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 power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation

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literacy rate

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The percentage of people who are able to 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

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Divine Right

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The idea that absolute monarchs received the right to rule directly from God

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Enlightenment

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A period of time (mid-1600s to the late 1700s) in Western Europe when philosophers challenged the power of Catholic Church and absolute monarchs