Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution

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Declaration of Independence

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Galileo Galilei

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France

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Absolute

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Enlightenment philosophers directly criticized the power of _______ Monarchs.

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The thought that the government doesn't come from the king's divine right but from the will of the people

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Define "social contract"

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Natural laws/rights

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What are the rights that John Locke believed people are born with and cannot be taken away referred to as?

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Humans discovered new things and used knowledge to help solve problems.

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What impact did the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment have on the world?

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Thomas Hobbes 

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Who believed that men were born evil and thus a strong government was needed to control them?

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He maintained that the people may overthrow a government if it violates their rights.

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How did Locke influence the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence?

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Montesquieu

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Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances? Options: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Hobbes, Voltaire