Vocab
Observation, Hypothesis, Experimentation, & Conclusion are all steps of what process?
What is the Scientific Method.
Who introduced the concept of balance of power?
When did the Enlightenment take place?
When is late 17th CE. - early 19th CE.
“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.”
Baron de Montesquieu
What is an agreement between a government and its people that outlines the rights and responsibilities of each party?
What is a social contract.
This Enlightenment philosopher prioritized the freedom of speech
Who is Voltaire
Where was the center of the Enlightenment?
Where is Paris, France
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”
Jean Jacques Rousseau
What is it called when different branches of government have the ability to make sure they aren't abusing their power?
What is checks & balances
He believed in a direct democracy and wrote the Social Contract in 1762
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau
Where did the Enlightenment ideas spread to?
Where is the United States
“Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”
Thomas Hobbes
What type of government did Hobbes believe was best for England?
(hint: one person)
What is an absolute monarchy
This philosopher witnessed the English Civil War and thought that man was wicked and not to be trusted
Who is Thomas Hobbes
What was one of the documents in the U.S. inspired by Enlightenment ideas?
What is the Declaration of Independence & the U.S. Bill of Rights
“All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or property”
John Locke
Life, liberty & property are the three what?
What are natural rights
Who is the famous Enlightenment thinker who pushed ideas about women and their need for education as well as increasing their role in society?
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft
How did Hobbes & Locke differ?
Hobbes = people are bad and need a monarchy to govern them
Locke = people are naturally good & can govern themselves
“Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government.”
Mary Wollstonecraft