The document provides an overview of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment period in Europe. It discusses key figures like Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Descartes who challenged the Aristotelian view of the universe and established the foundations of the modern scientific method. It also examines Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Kant who applied scientific reasoning to critique traditional institutions and advocated for political and social reform based on ideas of progress, liberty, and inalienable rights.

1. The Scientific Revolution Key Concepts

3. II. Scientific “Revolutionaries”

14. The Enlightenment “ Siecle de Lumiere” “ The Century of Light”

17. III. An Attack on the Old Regime

27. VIII. Famous Enlightenment Thinkers