Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

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Ptolemy's theory that the Earth is the center of the universe and was taught by the Catholic Church is known as the...

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Geocentric Theory

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The theory that the Earth revolves around the sun which was developed by different astronomers including Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler.

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Heliocentric Theory

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A social contract is created by individuals to form a free society where citizens have the power. Which philosopher upholds this belief about the social contract?

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Rousseau

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According to Enlightenment ideas, governments exist to...

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serve the constituents / governed

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One belief held by John Locke during the age of the Enlightenment was…

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Governments exist to protect the natural rights of citizens

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What result did the scientific method have on religious, political and cultural institutions?

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It provided a logical procedure for testing ideas.

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Which group held ultimate authority before the Enlightenment?

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The Catholic Church

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John Locke believed a government should not deprive citizens of their natural rights of...

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life, liberty, and property

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The Declaration of Independence protects natural rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This document is evidence that the colonists were influenced by...

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the philosophies of the European Enlightenment

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John Locke believed that the liberty of man is to be under no other Legislative power that has not been established by...

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the consent of the governed