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Geocentric theory
________- or that the earth was the center of the solar system was wrong.
Isaac Newton
________- Argued that universe is governed by Natural Laws (Motion, Gravity)
Voltaire
________: Personal freedoms, religious tolerance and freedom of the press and speech.
Heliocentric Theory
________:"sun- centered "theory- it raised the question, "If the Church could be wrong about this issue, could it be wrong about other issues ?.
Mary Wollstonecraft
________- championed womans rights and mother to Frankenstien author Mary Shelley.
Age of Reason
________: people used reason to guide them in their decisions (this comes from the scientific approach to learning)
Scientific Method
________: a process used to answer scientific questions.
Scientific Method
a process used to answer scientific questions
Geocentric theory
or that the earth was the center of the solar system was wrong
Isaac Newton
Argued that universe is governed by Natural Laws (Motion, Gravity)
Age of Reason
people used reason to guide them in their decisions  (this comes from the scientific approach to learning)
people can overthrow the government
If the govt fails
Barron de Montesquieu
there should be a separation of powers -executive, judicial, legislative and Checks and Balances*
Voltaire
Personal freedoms, religious tolerance and freedom of the press and speech
Mary Wollstonecraft
championed womans rights and mother to Frankenstien author Mary Shelley
Their influence
the ideas expressed by Enlightenment thinkers got people to consider changing their governments (from Monarchies to Republics)
Jean Jacques Rousseau:
.There is a social contract between people and govt. Majority should rule
Influence
Helped inspire the American, French, and Latin American Revolutions
Age of Enlightenment
A time when people were enlightened (exposed) to new ideas and ways of thinking - especially about politics
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