idea that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun

18th century movement in which thinkers attempted to apply principles of reason to all of society

One of the group of social thinkers who wrote their thoughts and beliefs in France during the enlightenment

relating to simple and elegant style of European Arts in late 1700's

social gathering of intellectuals and artists during the Enlightenment

An enlightenment thinker who believed an Absolute Monarchy was best for society

Developed the theory that the sun was the center of the universe and everything else revolved around it

He believed in a blank tablet, everything we know comes from the experience of the sences

The Earth is an immovable object located at the center of the universe.

He wrote the social contract that said the good of the community is more important than individual interest

Argued for equal education for boys and girls

Wrote the Spirit of Laws and advocated for seperation of powers and a system of checks and balances

Wrote the Candide, advocated for freedom of thought, speech, politics, and religion

Wrote the Encylopedia, collection of articles of human knoweledge

improved the telescope, made observations of sunspots on Saturn and Venus

Wrote the Pincipia, discover laws of motion and gravitation, developed calculus

believed in Lassez-Faire where business should operate with little government interference

Discovered the scientic method

He wrote the fabric of the Human Body

He wrote  “I think, Therefore I Am”

He wrote the Starry messenger

He wrote the wealth of nations

These are the 3 branches of government

An absolute monarchy is one