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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
What was the Enlightenment?
a gathering of great thinkers and artists to discuss and exchange ideas during the Enlightenment.
What was a salon?
rights people are born with such as the right to live, be free and own property
What are natural rights?
unfair treatment of a group of people
What is persecution?
makes the laws; Senate, Congress
What does the Legislative Branch do?
people who studied politics, justice, liberty, property
What were political philosophers?
publication that attempted to gather all the knowledge of humankind into a series of books
What was an Encyclopedia?
kings or queens that held ultimate power with no one to check on them
What is an absolute monarch?
freedom
What is liberty?
enforces the laws; police, military. President
What does the Executive Branch do?
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
What was the Scientific Revolution?
kings and queens
Who were monarchs?
form of government where people choose leaders by voting
What is a Democracy?
open minded and educated
What does it mean when someone is enlightened?
said humans were not born with basic ideas, but they were
What did John Locke do?
educated people
Who were educated people?
the idea that a king ruled by the authority of God.
What was the divine right of kings?
disagreed with
What is it when someone is opposed?
the change from one way of doing something in a society to another way.
What is revolutionary?
argued that well educated women would help create enlightened families
What did Mary Wollstonecraft do?
changes
What is it when something reforms?
to give permission to be governed
What was consent?
false beliefs
What is a superstition?
interprets the laws; court system
What does the Judicial Branch do?
spoke out against religious intolerance. In response to his writings about the church, he was jailed at times
What did Voltaire do?