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This man believed that people were natural good. He had a huge impact on Thomas Jefferson and the writing of the DOI
Who is John Locke
100
Allowing people to think or practice other religions
What is religious tolerance
100
What is the state of being free within a society?
What is Liberty
100
What city was the epicenter of the Enlightenment?
What is Paris
100
Who wrote the book Candide
Who is Voltaire
200
This man was an English Philosopher who believed people were naturally evil and that a Monarchy was the best political system
Who is Thomas Hobbes
200
What is an agreement in which the people appoint a government for protection?
What is social contract?
200
What are the 3 principles that John Locke believed in?
What is Life, Liberty, Property
200
Who is the Author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
What were social gathering areas that hosted many enlightened thinkers?
What is Salons
300
Who is known as the Father of Classical Liberalism
Who is John Locke
300
What was a collection of writings from philosophers to spread knowledge
What is the encyclopedia
300
What protected individuals against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment
What is Habeas Corpus
300
What was one of the main causes of the Enlightenment
What is the Scientific Revolution
300
What city was formerly known as New Netherland
What is New York City
400
What is a set of Principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty
What is aesthetics
400
What is the doctrine that absolute knowledge is impossible
What is skepticism
400
a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control
What is individualism
400
Who published the 1st Encyclopedia?
What is Denis Diderot
400
What are the 3 sections of the Colonies in North America
What is Southern, Middle, New England
500
What enlightenment thinker believed in 3 forms of government
Who is Montesquieu
500
A belief that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge
What is rationalism
500
What is the government is created by people for people, (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power
What is popular sovereignty
500
Who was the author of Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
500
Who is known as the Father of Western Philosophy
Who is Rene Descartes