World History Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers

a person interested in finding new business opportunities and new ways to make profits

why planetary bodies do not go off in straight lines but instead continue in elliptical orbits

concept that state should not impose government regulations but should leave the economy alone

government, owns and controls ome means of production, such as factories and utilities

government in which power is shared between the national government and state governments

french name for the intellectuals during the enlightenment

proposed by Rousseau that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

scientists should proceed from the particular to the general

production method where tasks were done by individuals in their rural homes

systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

an 18th century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law

Earth at the center of the universe

coke derived from coal was used to burn away impurities in crude iron called pig iron

system of thought based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge

form of government in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches limit each other

a person of mixed European and native American Indian descent

universe is a series of concentric spheres

supply of money used to invest in new industrial machines and the factories needed

drawing rooms of great houses where people gathered to discuss the ideas of the Enlightenment

sun centered universe

a person of mixed African and European descent

an artistic style that replaced baroque in the 1730s

economic system based on industrial production