Enlightenment Thinkers
Which enlightenment thinker used a different pen name to express his discontent with what governments were doing?
Voltaire
According to John Locke, what are our natural rights?
Life, Liberty, and Property
An absolute monarchy works very well with the ideas of enlightenment.
False
Who wrote the Vindication of the Rights of Women?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What is Enlightenment?
A 17th- and 18th-century movement in Europe t that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights over tradition and blind faith.
Which enlightenment thinker saw the neglection in education, women were receiving?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Two Treaties of Government
Why did enlightened despots struggle so much with their enlightenment reforms?
They were trying to maintain and their own power
What is the Divine Right?
The right to rule given by god
What is an Absolute Monarch?
A king or queen who has complete or utter control of the government. (No one is above them)
Which enlightenment thinker saw direct democracy as being the best government?
Rousseau
What book did Thomas Hobbes write?
Leviathan
Which enlightened despot put down a peasant revolt and took away all subjects rights?
Catherine The Great
Freedom of speech, religion
What are Salons?
Private social gatherings in 17th and 18th century Europe, where intellectuals, nobles, women and artists met to discuss philosophy
Which enlightenment thinker condemned torture?
Beccaria
According to Thomas Hobbes, what are all men like before they join a government?
Killers, Brutish, etc
This despot was known well for his reforms, but ultimately died and all his reforms were undone.
Joseph II
Who said that "any law that is not directly voted on by the people is voided."
Rousseau
Philosophes
Intellectuals and writers who applied human reason to politics, science, and society during the Enlightenment
Which enlightenment thinker believed in separation of powers?
Montasque
What was the term Thomas Hobbes created based on the relationship of government and people? Explain...
Social Contract- An agreement between the people and government, where citizens give up their rights for the protections of the governmnet
This despot did not stop serfdom, because he was fearful of the aristocracy.
Frederick II or Frederick the Great
What 3 branches did Montesquieu come up with?
Judicial, Executive, Legislative
What is the Encyclopedie?
A book created to collect all the essays, information and creations during the Enlightenment.