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| 772382751 | direct democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives | 0 | |
| 772382752 | Absolute monarchy | a monarchy in which the ruler's power is unlimited | 1 | |
| 772382753 | limited monarchy | a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution | 2 | |
| 772382754 | excommunication | the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church | 3 | |
| 772382755 | natural rights | the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property | 4 | |
| 772382756 | rene descartes | This French mathematical genius said that one should apply logic and try to answer problems with mathematical equations | 5 | |
| 772382757 | francis bacon | developed the scientific method | 6 | |
| 772382758 | Diderot | French philosopher from 1713-84 who composed a 28 volume encyclopedia that included and spread many Enlightenment ideas | 7 | |
| 772382759 | frederick the great | Prussian King known as an enlightened despot and great military leader. | 8 | |
| 772382760 | Nicholas Copernicus | He thought that the sun was the center & the plants went around the sun in circles | 9 | |
| 772382761 | Thomas Hobbes | This was the philosopher that believed that a strong central government was needed to avoid rebellion and civil war | 10 | |
| 772382762 | Jean jacques Rousseau | Believed that the human beings are naturally good and free | 11 |
