Enlightenment Figures I
Absolute Monarch, nicknamed "The Sun King"
King Louis XIV of France
Type of government in which a king or queen has total power or control
Absolute Monarchy
a philosophical movement during the 1700s based on the use of human reasoning and questioning traditions
Enlightenment
the customs, beliefs, and traditions achievements of a particular group of people or social group.
Culture
Believed in equality for women and equal access to education
Mary Wollstonecraft
Economist, considered the "father of capitalism"
Adam Smith
Invention that helped the spread of information and ideas
printing press
a king or queen with complete control
absolute monarch
the rights given to all humans, that nobody, including the government, can take away from you, Includes life, liberty, property
Natural Rights
Fought for the abolition of slavery on the basis that it is morally wrong
William Wilberforce
Believed in the concept of the social contract
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Time period before the Enlightenment with no new ideas or cultural developments, also known as "the dark ages"
Middle Ages
Monarch who follows Enlightenment ideas and principles
Enlightened Monarch
form of government where the power comes from the people (government officials gain power from people voting)
democracy
Enlightened Monarch, Queen of Russia. Modernized Russia, took power by having her husband arrested
Catherine the Great
Time period when new scientific ideas and discoveries were made. (Examples: Isaac Newton, Galileo)
Scientific Revolution
Divides the power of the government into separate branches
Separation of Powers
Enlightened Monarch, ruler of Prussia, advised by Voltaire during his reign as king
Frederick the Great
Time period after the Middle Ages in which art and culture were renewed or "reborn"
Renaissance
Form of government in which citizens elect others to represent their interests in government (example: U.S. Congress)
Republic
Agreement between the people and the government
Social Contract