Vocabulary
Rights that are given to us at birth and can not be taken away
Natural Rights
Which philosopher wrote Leviathan and believed humans are naturally selfish and need strong rulers?
Hobbes
What type of government did Enlightenment thinkers generally oppose?
Absolute Monarchy
The French version of the American Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
He discovered the law of gravity and the 3 laws of motion
Isaac Newton
When all people are held in the same regard and have the same opportunities
Equality
Who argued that people are born with “natural rights” of life, liberty, and property?
Locke
Which U.S. document was heavily influenced by John Locke’s natural rights ideas?
Declaration of Independence
A new way of using science to answer questions by using a hypothesis and experiments to confirm or debunk the idea
Scientific Method
He published the first Encyclopedia
Diderot
Meetings in homes, primarily in France, in which the thinkers of the time would come and share their ideas with an audience
Salons
Which French philosopher advocated free speech and freedom of religion?
Voltaire
Which idea states that a government’s power comes from the consent of the people?
Popular Sovereignty/Consent of the Governed
Making mass change for the benefit of the many. Usually positive
Reform
Which revolution in North America was inspired by principles of the Enlightenment
The American Revolution
The idea that people would need to give up some of their liberties but in return the government would ensure their safety
Social Contract
Who proposed separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker most directly inspired the U.S. Constitution’s separation of powers?
Montesquieu
The laws of the universe that man can not change
Natural Laws
What is a philosoph
An Enlightenment Thinker
The first published book of human and scientific knowledge
Encyclopedia
Which philosopher believed in direct democracy and the “general will”?
Rousseau
What form of government did most of the Enlightenment thinkers propose or support
Democracy
The practice of limiting what people can say or publish
Censorship
What was the style of art and architecture that emphasized reason and symmetry during the Enlightenment?
Neoclassicism