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the separation of the Protestant Church from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s
Protestant Reformation
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the period of time that brought about an interest in progress, philosophy, and science
Age of Enlightenment
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the German monk who made ninety-five claims against the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
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the first daughter of Henry VIII who inherited the throne of England of 1553 and persecuted hundreds of Protestants to reform the Roman Catholic Church
Mary Tudor
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the king of Spain who ruled as an absolute monarch from 1556 to 1598
Phillip II
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the English philosopher whose political theories affected the writing of the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
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the Russian tsar who set out to modernize Russia in 1682
Peter the Great
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the Dutch scientist who discovered micro-organisms using a microscope in the late 1600s
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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a system of government where the head of state is an individual ruler who achieves such a position through heredity
monarchy
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a government controlled by a small group, often for their own purposes
oligarchy
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the absence of any system of government in a society
anarchy
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a system of democratic government where the executive branch obtains its power through the legislative branch
parliamentary
Social Studies: Post Enlightenment Period - Flashcards
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