Monarchs
This absolute monarch wanted to westernize Russia after visiting western Europe.
Peter the Great
This is a ruler whose power was not limited by having to consult with the nobles, common people, or their representatives.
Absolute Monarch
What provided a place for social gatherings in which artists and thinkers exchanged ideas?
Salons
Who was the French satirist who targeted the clergy, the rich, the gov, & wrote on free speech?
Voltaire
What replaced baroque as a new style of art during the Age of Enlightenment?
Neoclassism
This absolute monarch ruled France for over 70 years, moved the capital from Paris to Versailles, and thought everything in France revolved around him.
Louis XIV
What term describes when a ruler receives their power from God?
Divine right
What are the three “natural rights”?
Life, liberty, and land.
Who believed that a nation needed a proper justice system & argued for fair and speedy trials?
Beccaria
Who was the inspiration for the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
This absolute monarch spent a lot of money trying to expand Spain’s influence, took over the Philippines, and put to death those who followed different religions than his.
Phillip II
What is a Huguenot?
A French Calvinist Protestant
What was the universal moral law that, like physical laws, can be understood by applying reason?
Natural Law
Who believed that only an absolute monarchy can ensure an orderly society?
Hobbes
What provided a place for social gatherings in which artists and thinkers exchanged ideas?
Salons
This absolute monarch broke away from the Catholic Church, created the Church of England, and desperately wanted a son.
Henry VIII
What religion was the French monarchy?
Catholic
Describe the “social contract”.
Sacrificing some liberties in order to live in an organized society.
This enlightenment thinker believed government should be small and freely elected.
Rousseau
This term refers to bringing European culture into Russia.
Westernization
Why did Queen Elizabeth I never marry?
She did not want to share her power with a king.
What is the English version of the legislative branch?
Parliament
Define the Enlightenment
Understanding human behavior through logic and reason.
Which French philosophe believed in the separation of powers in government?
Montesquieu
Who was the editor of the controversial Encyclopedia, banned by the Catholic Church and French government?
Diderot