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Unit III Ch. 16 Vocab Flashcards

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63221063divine right of kingsthe belief that the authority of kings comes directly from God0
63221064creolea person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America1
63221065mestizoa person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)2
63221066Thomas HobbesEnglish materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)3
63221067John LockeEnglish philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.4
63221068social contractthe idea that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will5
63221069Nicholas CopernicusPolish astronomer that said the sun is the center of the solar system, not the Earth6
63221173Johannes KeplerGerman astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)7
63221174Galileo GalileiItalian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars8
63221175Issac Newtonmathematician, made gravity laws and the laws of motion9

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