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Age of Reason
Age of Reason
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10th Grade
01/23/2014

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The Age of Reason
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Made up of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment where people used observation and experiment to come up with new ideas.
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Scientific Method
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Steps to run a successful experiment
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Geocentric Model
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Greek philosopher’s incorrect belief that the earth was at the center the universe
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Heliocentric Model
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Copernicus’ theory that the Sun was at the center of the universe.
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Galileo
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proved this with his telescope in the 1630’s (excommunicated by the church).
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Newton
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Figured out the law of gravity Ideas helped support heliocentric model.
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John Locke
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Wrote that the government’s job was to protect the citizens “life, liberty and property.” His writings Started the Enlightenment
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Age of Enlightenment
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Period of time during the 1500-1700’s when philosophers wrote about creating democracies
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Voltaire (1734)
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French Enlightenment Writer. Wrote about Freedom of Speech and Religion
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Montesquieu (1748)
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Enlightenment writer who wrote about the separation of power in the branches of government
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