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Reforms
changes
opposed
kings and queens
Monarchs
form of government where people choose leaders by voting
Democracy
a time in the 1500’s and 1600’s where scientists tried to explain the workings of the universe by using logic, reason and science
The Enlightenment
liberty
freedom
changes
reforms
said humans were not born with basic ideas, but they were learned from experiences
John Locke
makes the laws; Senate, Congress
Legislative Branch
open minded and educated
Enlighten
false beliefs
scholars
the idea that a king ruled by the authority of God.
Divine Right Of Kings
enforces the laws; police, military. President
Executive Branch
a gathering of great thinkers and artists to discuss and exchange ideas during the enlightenment.
Salons
kings or queens that held ultimate power with no one to check on them.
absolute monarchs
unfair treatment of a group of people
persecution
spoke out against religious intolerance. In response to his writings about the church, he was jailed at times
Voltaire
to give permission to be governed
consent
rights people are born with such as the right to live,be free and own property.
Natural Rights
Encyclopedia
publication that attempted to gather all the knowledge of humankind into a series of books.
a time beginning in the 1600’s and lasting until the 1700’s in which philosophers used reason to seek truths about human nature; also known as the Age of Reason
Scientific Revolution
argued that well educated women would help create enlightened families
Mary Wollstonecraft
interprets the laws; court system
Judicial Branch
people who studied politics, justice, liberty and property.
Political Philosophers