Thinkers
Enlightenment
Vocabulary
Locke
Important details
100

Who was known as the American Philosophe

Benjamin Franklin

100
Who was known as the "Father of Modern philosophy"

Rene Descartes

(he used reason to ask questions and find truths)

100

what is the belief that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule, and that rebellion against them is a sin.

What is divine rights of kings

100

Locke believed that a good government gets its power from?

the people

100

What parts of  Montesquieu's ideas were outline in the Constitution?

The separation of powers

200

In what part of the world id the Enlightenment begin?

Europe
200
Which groups played the greatest role in the Enlightenment? 

Scientists and Philosophers

200

what is the rights that all people are born with and that cannot be taken away by the government

natural rights 

200
How did John Locke feel about England's Glorious Revolution

he supported it because it created a stronger parliament and bill of rights. 

200

Descartes encouraged people to doubt everything except

their own existence

300
who is the thinker that believed in freedom to express one's opinion

Voltaire

300

What was Montesquieu's Purpose in Writing the Persian Letters?

To criticize the French government and society.

300

the practice of removing or prohibiting books, art, films, or other media that the government finds ofensive, immoral, or harmful

Censorship

300

Both Locke and Hobbes lived through a period in English history that brought what?

Political Struggle between Parliament and the monarchy.

300

Newton's theory of gravity draws what conclusion?

A natural force pulls objects toward Earth?

400

Who was an influential scientist

Isaac Newton

400

Why did Voltaire write under a Pen Name?

get in trouble for speaking against the french Monarchy.

400

the ability of the mind to think clearly and understand logic

Reason

400

Why were Locke ideas considered Radical?

He believed believed people had the right to overthrow a bad government.

400

Who believed that each human's mind was a "blank Slate"

John Locke

500

Which type of government did Thomas Hobbes support?

Absolute monarchy

500

What did Hobbes consider most important for a strong society?

Law and Order

500
favoring large or widespread changes

radical

500

Why did John Locke influence the decision to fight a war for independence from Great Britain?

Rebel against a government that does not protect their rights

500

Who believed all people were born naturally selfish and greedy?

Thomas Hobbes

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