is for Astronomy

Gallileo Galilei improved the telescope greatly, completely opening the science of astronomy, but he was put on house arrest for it

is for Baron de Montesqeui

Baron de Montesquei was a philosopher that somewhat came up with the basis for the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

is for Copernicus 

Nicolaus Copernicus was the man who created a theory known as the heliocentric model. This challenged the long-held belief that the Earth was the center of the universe and is considered the starting point of the Copernican Revolution, which helped launch the Scientific Revolution. He also proposed that Earth rotates on its axis daily and that shifts in this axis cause the seasons.  

is for Divine Right

Divine Right was the belief of some rulers that their right to rule came from God himself.

is for Enlightenment

The Enlightenment was a period of great scientific progress and cultural development.

is for Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake was second in command to Queen Elizabeth I during the Spanish Armada.

is for Geocentric

Geocentric is the belief that everything revolves around the Earth, which is what the Catholic Church believed.

is for Heliocentric

 The Heliocentric Theory is what Copernicus developed as well as Galileo.

is for Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton was an Enlightenment polymath that discovered gravity and the three laws of motion.

is for justice

Laws were taken very seriously in this time period, especially religious ones.

is for Kant

Kant, Immanuel, a German philosopher considered a central figure of modern philosophy.

is for Locke

John Locke, an influential English philosopher who argued for natural rights: life, liberty, and property.

is for Montesquieu

Montesquieu, who advocated for the separation of powers within government

is for Natural Rights

Natural Rights (or Natural Law), inherent rights belonging to all individuals that governments should protect.

is for Old Regime

Old Regime, the monarchical system of government and society that the Enlightenment thinkers challenged in France.

is for Philosophes

Philosophes, the French word for the influential philosophers and writers of the Enlightenment period.