<span>The English Bill of Rights, which influenced the Declaration of Independence, established the idea that citizens of a state or country were allowed to have certain human and cvil rights that could not be impeded by any sovereign or government. </span>
The renaissance contributed to new views of the universe because of the many people who influenced art, literature, science, etc. at the time. For example, Galileo came up with his view that the earth revolves around the sun. This upset the church and changed the view of the world. This is just one example.
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Terms in this set (22) An eighteenth century intellectual movement whose three central concepts were the use of reason, the scientific method, and progress. Enlightenment thinkers believed they could help create better societies and better people.
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The mountainous topography of the Greek peninsula resulted in the isolation of these two city-states.
Athens developed a system that valued philosophy and active political involvement by its citizens in an early form of democracy. (Note that it wasn't full democracy as we'd think of it today, as those who had a political voice were free men, not women or slaves.)
Sparta developed a militaristic system that valued physical training and military service, as well as a strict loyalty to the state.
