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A. Matching Match the description in the second column with the term or name in
the first column. Write the appropriate letter next to the word.
1. Galileo Galilei
BUILDING VOCABULARY Enlightenment and Revolution
2. Isaac Newton
3. Enlightenment
5. John Locke
4. Catherine the Great
6. Montesquieu
7. Voltaire
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8. Mary Wollstonecraft
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a. English philosopher who proposed that a government's
power comes from the consent of the citizens and that
citizens have the right to rebel against unjust rulers
b. Russian empress who was considered an enlightened despot
c. Italian scientist who made astronomical observations
that supported the theories of Copernicus
d. early proponent of women's rights
e. English scientist who discovered the law of gravity
f. French philosophe who promoted freedom of speech
g. French writer who proposed the ideas of separation of
powers and checks and balances in government
h. intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought
and the power of individuals to. solve problems

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Certainly, here are the matching descriptions with the corresponding terms or names:

1. Galileo Galilei - c. Italian scientist who made astronomical observations that supported the theories of Copernicus
2. Isaac Newton - e. English scientist who discovered the law of gravity
3. Enlightenment - h. intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems
4. Catherine the Great - b. Russian empress who was considered an enlightened despot
5. John Locke - a. English philosopher who proposed that a government's power comes from the consent of the citizens and that citizens have the right to rebel against unjust rulers
6. Montesquieu - g. French writer who proposed the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances in government
7. Voltaire - f. French philosophe who promoted freedom of speech
8. Mary Wollstonecraft - d. early proponent of women's rights
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