Revolution and Enlightenment Vocab

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Three branches of government limit and control each other.

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Separation of Powers

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System where national and state governments share power.

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Federal system

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Universe is sun-centered; Copernicus's idea.

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Heliocentric system

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Rulers governing by enlightenment ideals while retaining royal powers.

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Enlightened Absolutism

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French word for philosopher

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Philosophe

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God set the world in motion and left it alone.

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Deism

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"To let people do what they want;" - Smith

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Laissez faire

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Every object in the universe attracts every other object by a force called gravity.

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Universal law of gravity

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Reason is the chief source of knowledge.

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Rationalism

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Procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

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Scientific Method