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A system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers

• Enlightened Absolutism
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Universal Law of Gravitation
• Rationalism

A system of thought expounded by René Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge

• Rationalism
• Scientific Method
• Inductive Reasoning
• Philosophe
• Separation of Powers

The concept that the state should not impose government regulations but should leave the economy alone

• Laissez-faire
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Universal Law of Gravitation
• Rationalism

The concept proposed by Rousseau that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will, and all individuals should be forced to abide by the general will since it represents what is best for the entire community

• Social Contract
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Universal Law of Gravitation
• Rationalism

Earth-centered; a system of planetary motion in which the sun, moon, and other planets revolve around the Earth

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Universal Law of Gravitation
• Rationalism
• Scientific Method

A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world

• Scientific Method
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Universal Law of Gravitation
• Rationalism

A form of government in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches limit and control each other through a system of checks and balances

• Separation of Powers
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Universal Law of Gravitation
• Rationalism

The right to govern through the consent of the people

• Popular Sovereignty
• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Universal Law of Gravitation
• Rationalism