Vocab
An 18th century movement of intellectuals
What is The Enlightenment?
The French philosophe who believed in freedom of speech and religion
What is Voltaire?
What was Thomas Hobbes Belief?
People agree to be ruled because their ruler pledges to protect heir rights
Which Enlightenment Thinker Influenced the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote The Social Contract?
Jean-Jacques Rosseau.
Enlightenment thinkers were referred to by this name
What is philosophes?
He is the English philosophe who believed that people were reasonable and could behave in an orderly manner
Who is John Locke?
What was John Locke's Belief?
People have rights to life, liberty, and property that the government must protect for the common good
Which Enlightenment Thinker greatly influenced Separation of Powers?
Baron de Montesquieu
Who published Two Treaties of Government in 1690?
John Locke.
The elegant place where Enlightenment thinkers went to discuss and spread new ideas
What is a salon?
He is the English philosophe who believed the monarch should have absolute power
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What was Baron de Montesquieu's Belief?
Separate the parts of government so no one part can become too powerful.
Which Enlightenment Thinker Influenced the Social Contract?
Thomas Hobbes.
Who created the Idea that government should be divided so no one can become too powerful?
Baron de Montesquieu.
Two of the words which were common among philosophes
What is reason, natural law, hope, progress?
He is the French philosophe who supported the idea of separation of powers and checks & balances.
Who is Montesquieu?
What was Voltaire's belief?
People have the right to speak freely, and this right should be defended by everyone.
The works of Mary Wollstonecraft heavily influenced the right for women to become?
Equal and educated.
Who created the Idea of a Social Contract?
Thomas Hobbes.
The document written by the colonies which addressed the natural rights of every person
What is the Declaration of Independence?
She was instrumental in helping to address the rights of women during the Enlightenment
Who is Mary Wollenstonecraft?
What was Jean-Jacques Rosseau's belief?
The legislative power belongs to the people.
What U.S. founding documents are directly influenced by Enlightenment Thinkers?
Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution
Which name did the French writer Francois-Marie Arouet go by when publishing books?
Voltaire