Enlightenment Thinkers
Who believed people are born with natural rights: life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
What movement did the Enlightenment challenge?
The authority of the Church and absolute monarchs
What is absolutism?
A system where a ruler holds total power
Which estate paid most of the taxes?
Third Estate
Capital of France
Paris
Who said government should have three branches?
Montesquieu
What was the Enlightenment also called?
What was the palace built by Louis XIV to show his power?
Versailles
What event started the French Revolution?
The storming of the Bastille
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Who believed people are selfish and need a strong ruler to keep order?
Thomas Hobbes
Where did the Enlightenment begin?
Europe (mainly France and England)
What belief said kings got their power from God?
Divine Right
Who was king when the French Revolution began?
King Louis XVI
Capital of England
London
Who argued that women should have equal rights and education?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What was one big result of Enlightenment ideas in Europe?
Revolutions and new governments
Name one way absolute monarchs maintained control.
Strong armies, control of religion, or centralized government
What period of violence saw many executions by guillotine?
The Reign of Terror
Who was the queen of France during the Revolution?
Marie Antoinette
Who advocated for freedom of speech and religion and criticized the Church?
Voltaire
What did Enlightenment thinkers believe government should protect?
People’s natural rights
What was Peter the Great known for doing in Russia?
Modernizing and westernizing Russia
What was the name of the new government formed by the Third Estate?
The National Assembly
What is the main language spoken in France?
French