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People and the stuff they did
Enlightened Thinkers
Enlightened Vocabulary
Latin and other terms
'Merica and some randomness
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This guy wrote that all men are created equal but owned slaves.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
The philosopher who believed that rulers should be as powerful as a Leviathon, or sea monster, and people were evil by nature.
Who was Thomas Hobbes
100
Rights that are held by people simply by them being people that include life, liberty, and property
What are natural rights?
100
To be Christian but not Catholic
What is Protestant?
100
A deep-fried burrito that is typically prepared by filling a flour tortilla with rice, cheese, and shredded chicken
What is a Chimichanga?
200
She mocked the Declaration of Rights of Man....then she was executed
Who was Olympe De Gouge?
200
The Enlightenment Philosopher who believed that women should be treated equally to men.
What is Mary Wollstonecraft
200
A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas that appears in the Scientific Revolution but is also applied to the Enlightenment
What is the Scientific Method
200
On of the biggest achievements of the Philosophes, this informational text took 20 years to create its first edition.
What is the Encyclopedia?
200
Mr. Wichert's favorite band who's songs include My Hero, Walk, Rope, The Pretender, and many MANY other fantastic songs.
Who are the Foo Fighters?
300
MMMMMMMM, this dude developed a way to accurately test a hypothesis
Who is Francis Bacon
300
The Enlightenment Philosopher who believed that people were good by nature could rule themselves.
Who was John Locke?
300
An agreement between society and government by which people create a government and allow it power over them so that they may be safe.
What is the Social Contract?
300
Cogito Ergo Sum loosely Translates to mean this
What is "I think, therefore, I am"
300
This term means to be ruled by the people and for the people. Government gets all their power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
400
This Monarch dressed up as a serf to see what it was like. He abolished serfdom afterwards
Who is Joseph II?
400
The Enlightenment Philosopher who wrote works of satire mocking the nobility and clergy, and believed in freedom of speech and religious tolerance.
Who was Voltaire?
400
The division of power among different branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
400
Tabula Rasa loosely translates to mean this?
What is Blank Slate?
400
Another way to say something is obvious.
What is self-evident?
500
This little guy created the Lycees, a public education system for France
Who was Napoleon?
500
Philosophized on the nature of society and government and also originally presented the idea of a Social Contract
Who was Rousseau
500
The belief in a God but not organized religion. Many viewed God as a prime mover
What is Deism?
500
Another word for an Enlightened thinker is this (think of the name of the study of life)
What is Philosophe
500
Government should be set up so that no man fear another is a principal of American government. The concept was presented by this man
Who is Montesquieu?