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Scientific Revolution
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9th Grade
04/12/2011

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What are the 3 influential things in the Revolution.
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Astronomy, Geography, Navigation.
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Geometric/Polemiac theroy
Definition
Earth was the center of the universe and did'nt move. Was the accpeted theroy and was taught in church.God was behind the stars and the humans were special because they were in the middle.
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Louis the 14th
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Takes the sun sun centered theroy and makes it a political statment by saying he is the "Sun King" therefore he was he center of the earth.
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Thomas Hobbes
Definition
1600's England
"ALL ARE EVIL-KING PROTECTS THE PEOPLE FROM THEMSELVES."
-Wrote the Social Contract, Leviathon.
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John Locke
Definition
1600's England
"LIFE, LIBERTY, PROBERTY."
-Natural Rights of man. People born blank-slated.
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
Definition
1712-1778 Swiss/French
THE PEOPLE ELECT RULER=THEIR WILL. ANYTHING THE RULER DOES IS THER WILL.
-Children are'nt adults.
-The social contract, Emile
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Montesque
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1689-1755 France
SEPERATE POWERS
-Checks and balances
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Voltaire
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1694-1778 France
NATURAL LAWS, REASONING/LOGIC
-Relifous tolerance, freedom of speech.
-Candide
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