Age of Enlightenment

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This is the idea that the Earth is the center of the universe.

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geocentrism

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This person was the first to propose the heliocentric theory

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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This person came up with the universal law of gravitation.

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Sir Isaac Newton

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This philosopher came up with the principle "I think therefore I am"

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René Descartes

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This person came up with the scientific method

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Francis Bacon

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This philosopher came up with the concept of separation of powers.

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Montesquieu

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This woman wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and criticized Enlightenment thinkers for excluding women.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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This Austrian monarch tried to create great changes during the Age of Enlightenment, however many of his reforms did not stick.

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Joseph II

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This composer wrote The Marriage of Figaro

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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This is where the British were defeated during the American Revolution: Yorktown, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Gettysburg

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Yorktown