System in which national government and state governments share power.

Idea that universe is sun centered; Copernicus's idea

When rulers try to govern by enlightenment ideals and still keep their royal powers

French word for philosopher

Idea that God put the world in motion and left it alone

"To let people do what they want;" phrase used by Smith

States that every object in the universe is attracted to every other object in the universe by a force called gravity.

Reason is the chief source of knowledge

Procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

Systematic observations and organized experiments to test a hypothesis or theory

Says that society agrees to be governed by its general will

Drawing rooms of wealthy, upper class urban homes

The Scientific Method is...

The heliocentric theory claimed that

Do you know what Galileo invented?

Galileo was accused by the Catholic Church of being a heretic. What does that mean?

Sir Isaac Newton is famous for...

Name the Polish astronomer who created the Heliocentric Model.

What Enlightenment thinker fought for tolerance, and a freedom of speech and religion?

What did John Locke argue was the purpose of government?

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in general will. The idea of a will that tries to protect the interests of most of the people in the country?

Who created the theory of elliptical orbits for planets?

Whose invention of the telescope proved the Heliocentric, or sun centered, view of the universe?

What was the theory that the earth was the center of the universe?

The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by

His ideas of separation of powers (3 branches of government) are found in the US constitution:

His ideas of natural rights are found in the Declaration of Independence