Question

directions: match each term with its definition by writing the correct letter on the blank. a. geocentric f. scientific method k. mulatto b. philosophe g. natural law l. heliocentric c. separation of powers h. rationalism m. social contract d. federal system i. deism n. salon e. ellipses j. enlightened absolutism 1. religious philosophy based on reason and natural law 2. reliance on reason as the best guide for belief and action 3. oval paths in which planets move around the sun 4. system by which rulers tried to govern by enlightenment principles while maintaining their royal powers 5. universal moral law that enlightenment thinkers believed could be understood through reason 6. social gathering in which ideas of the enlightenment were discussed 7. relating to a reference system based at the center of the sun 8. intellectual thinker in the age of enlightenment 9. power shared between the national government and the state governments 10. offspring of africans and europeans 11. entire society agrees to be governed by its general will 12. executive legislative and judicial branches of the government limit and control each other in a system of checks and balances 13. places earth at the center of the universe 14. means of attaining knowledge by repeated observation and experimentation

Explanation:

1. Deism (I) is a religious philosophy based on reason and natural law.
2. Rationalism (H) is the reliance on reason as the best guide for belief and action.
3. Ellipses (E) are the oval paths in which planets move around the Sun.
4. Enlightened absolutism (J) is the system by which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their royal powers.
5. Natural law (G) is the universal moral law that Enlightenment thinkers believed could be understood through reason.
6. Salon (N) is a social gathering in which ideas of the Enlightenment were discussed.
7. Heliocentric (L) relates to a reference system based at the center of the Sun.
8. Philosophe (B) is an intellectual thinker in the Age of Enlightenment.
9. Federal system (D) is when power is shared between the national government and the state governments.
10. Mulatto (K) is the offspring of Africans and Europeans.
11. Social contract (M) is when the entire society agrees to be governed by its general will.
12. Separation of powers (C) is when the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government limit and control each other in a system of checks and balances.
13. Geocentric (A) places Earth at the center of the universe.
14. Scientific method (F) is the means of attaining knowledge by repeated observation and experimentation.

Answer:

1. I
2. H
3. E
4. J
5. G
6. N
7. L
8. B
9. D
10. K
11. M
12. C
13. A
14. F