Hobbes & Locke
This philosopher thought all people were selfish and evil.
Thomas Hobbes
This Enlightenment era woman fought for women's education.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Locke believed people were entitled to these 3 basic rights.
life, liberty, and property
This scientist improved the telescope and accepted the heliocentric theory.
Galileo
This philosopher believed people were "blank slates" who could improve themselves over time.
Who is Locke
This enlightened philosopher believed in life, liberty and property.
John Locke
What makes Mary Walstonecraft different from all of the other Philosophers?
She is a woman and fought for the rights of women.
What is the difference between the Heliocentric and the Geocentric theory?
Helio- Sun centered
Geo- Earth centered
This philosopher thought people needed a strong monarch to keep them from constantly being at war.
Who is Hobbes
This Enlightenment era philosopher supported separation of powers in government.
Montesquieu
The idea that different sections of the government have different roles so that no one person has complete power.
separation of powers
This scientist introduced the Law of Gravitation and invented calculus.
Newton
This philosopher believed a leader's job was to protect the people's natural rights.
Who is Locke
This Enlightenment era philosopher believed government should do what most people wanted through democracy.
Rousseau
This term refers to the agreement between a ruler and his people.
social contract
True or false: The church supported the ideas of the scientist during the Scientific Revolution.
False
This philosopher believed that people had the right to overthrow their leader if the leader proved to be ineffective.
Who is John Locke
This Enlightenment era believed in freedom of thought and expression.
Voltaire
During the Enlightenment, people began to turn to this to answer questions instead of the Church or royalty.
reason
He discovered the heliocentric theory heliocentric theory.
Copernicus