Famous Men
He believed the government should not interfere with the economy, "Laissez Faire "
Who is Adam Smith?
His contribution to the scientific revolution were the laws of gravity & motion.
Who is Issac Newton?
In this form of government, a king or queen is the leader, and gains power through birth, they are the law.
What is Absolute Monarchy?
This enlightenment idea was that we are born with a blank slate.
Tabula Rasa
Developed by Newton he suggested, a systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
What is the Scientific Method?
Famous for the idea of separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
In this form of government, a church or church appointed leader is the leader, and gains power by being appointed by God.
What is Theocracy?
In this form of government, a dictator is the leader, and gains power through military force, they are the law.
What is a Dictatorship?
Life, Liberty and Property.
What are Natural Rights?
The earth and planets evolve around the sun at the center of the universe.
What is Heliocentric?
Father of the scientific method.
Who is Galileo?
The idea of, " let it be", introduced by Adam Smith, also referred to as "lazy government".
What is Laissez Faire?
In this form of government, a king or queen and prime minister are the leaders, the king and queen are just figureheads.
What is Constitutional Monarchy?
In this system there are branches that balance out, usually including executive, legislative, and judicial.
What is Separation of Powers?
The sun and the rest of the planets evolve around the earth at the center of the universe.
His idea was the social contract theory.
Who is Rousseau?
He thought that the people should have freedom of religion & separation of church and state.
Who is Voltaire?
In this form of government, a president is the leader, and gains power through being elected by the people.
What is Presidential Democracy?
This idea suggests that everything in the world had its own set of rational principles established by God which could be understood by humans solely through means of their reason.
What is Deism?
This was a drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
His ideals were to protect the 3 basic rights of citizens: life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness
Who is John Locke?
Thinkers of the 18th century French Enlightenment.
What is Philosophes?
In this form of government, a prime minister is the leader, and gains power from being elected by parliament.
What is Parliamentary Democracy?
Not wanting to lose power and control, but needed to follow some of the ideas of the Enlightenment many monarchs, strengthened their authority by improving the lives of their subjects.
What is Enlightened Absolution?
This social body did not support the ideas of the scientific revolution.
What is the church/ religious authority?