Monarchy
This absolute monarch wanted to westernize Russia after visiting western Europe.
Peter the Great
Define the Enlightenment.
Understanding human behavior through logic and reason.
Who was the French satirist who targeted the clergy, the rich, the gov, & wrote on free speech?
Voltaire
Describe the "social contract".
People give up rights in order to live in an organized society.
This is a ruler whose power was not limited by having to consult with the nobles, common people, or their representatives.
Absolute monarch
This absolute monarch broke away from the Catholic Church, created the Church of England, and desperately wanted a son.
Henry VIII
Which French philosophe believed in the separation of powers in government?
Baron de Montesque
Who was the inspiration for the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
What was the universal moral law that, like physical laws, can be understood by applying reason?
Natural Law
What term describes when a ruler receives their power from God?
This absolute monarch spent a lot of money trying to expand Spain’s influence, took over the Philippines, and put to death those who followed different religions than his.
Philip II
This term refers to bringing European culture into Russia.
Westernization
Who believed that a nation needed a proper justice system & argued for fair and speedy trials?
Cesare Beccaria
Who was the editor of the controversial Encyclopedia, banned by the Catholic Church and French government?
Diderot
What is a Huguenot?
French Calvinist Protestant
This absolute monarch ruled France for over 70 years, moved the capital from Paris to Versailles, and thought everything in France revolved around him.
Louis XIV
What provided a place for social gatherings in which artists and thinkers exchanged ideas?
Salons
Who believed that only an absolute monarchy can ensure an orderly society?
Thomas Hobbes
What is the British version of the legislative branch of givernment?
Parliament
What religion was the French monarchy?
Catholic
Why did Queen Elizabeth I never marry?
She didn't want to share her power with a king.
What are the three "natural rights"?
Life, liberty, land.
This enlightenment thinker believed government should be small and freely elected.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
What is the American version of the legislative branch of government?
Congress
What replaced baroque as a new style of art during the Age of Enlightenment?
neoclassism