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Enlightment and French Rev.
9th grade honors world history
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04/12/2011

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Pope Pius II
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Condemed the civil constituion of the Clergy that placed the French Catholic Church under the control of the government.
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Voltaire
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French author of Candide.
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Bacon
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English Philosopher who developed the scienific method.
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Versalius and Harvey
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Physicans who made discoveries about blood and circulation.
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Copernicus
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Philosopher who wrote about the Earth revolving around the sun.
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Copernicus
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Philosopher who wrote about the Earth revolving around the sun.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseu
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Philosopher who wrote The Social Contracts and Emile. Was for children's educaion and democracy.
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Louis XVI
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Tried to raise French axes and was executed.
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Maximillion Robesperre
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Leader of he Commitee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror from 1793-4.
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Thomes Hobbes
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English Philosopher who argued that absolute monarchy was the best form of government.
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Johannes Kepler
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German astronomer who used math to prove planets move in ellipses not circles around the sun.
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Madame de Pompadour
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Enlightment salon host and mistress to Louis XV.
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Baron de Montesquieu
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Wrote the Spirit of laws and advocated the seperation of powers in governement.
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Immanuel Kent
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German thinker who studied metaphysics.
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Melerrich
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Austrtian leader at the congress of Vienna.
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Wellington
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Leader of the Briish troops at Waterloo that defeated Napoleon.
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Lous XVIII
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King placed on the throne of France after the Congress of Vienna.
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John Westelly
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Religious leader in England who stressed the emotional side of the Christianity and founded Methodism.
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Galielo Gallie
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Italian astronomer who proved the Copernicus theroy and was condemed by the church.
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Denis Diderot
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Editor of the first Encyclopedia.
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Descartes
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Published Discourse on Method and issed the statment "I think therefore I am".
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Marie Antonette
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Wife of Louis XVI and was executed.
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Alexander I
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Tsar of Russia and withrew from the Continental System and helped defeat Napoleon's army.
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Newton
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Most influential scientist and studied gravity and calculus.
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Lavoiser
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Husband and wife team that studied oxygen.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Came to power after the failure of the Directory. Conquered most of Europe and crowned himself Emperor of France.
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John Locke
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English Philosopher whoe belived that people have natural rights including life, liberty, and proberty.
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