The act of removing or holding back anything thought not right for people to hear or see.
What is censorship
100
This man developed the universal laws of gravity and invented calculus.
Who is Isaac Newton?
100
"I seem to have been only a boy playing on the seashore... now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me"
Who is Isaac Newton
100
This movement followed the Middle Ages and is French for rebirth. It is characterized by a new interest in art and culture.
What is the Renaissance?
100
The term Tabula rasa has this meaning
What is a "Blank Slate"
200
A person in government whose work is dealing with governments of other nations.
What is a diplomat
200
This man encouraged people to doubt everything except their own existence
Who is Rene Descartes
200
This French author once said "My trade is to say what I think"
Who is Voltaire?
200
This theory draws on the conclusion that a natural force pulls objects toward Earth.
What is gravity
200
John Locke believed these three natural rights a government must protect.
What are the rights to life, liberty, and property
300
A name used by an author in place of his or her real name.
What is a pseudonym
300
This man considered law and order to be important for a strong society.
Who is Thomas Hobbes
300
This French Enlightenment thinker is known as the father of modern philosophy and quoted saying this
"I think, therefore I am"
Who is Rene Descartes?
300
This was the type of qovernment Thomas Hobbes supported
What is an absolute monarchy
300
This was a 30-volume collection of the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers.
What is the Encyclopedia
400
Someone who believes the worst will happen.
What is a pessimist
400
This man believed that people developed their nature through life experiences.
Who is John Locke
400
This American Philosophe wrote this witty bit of wisdom:
"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
Who is Benjamin Franklin
400
This man believed that people developed their nature through life experiences.
Who was John Locke
400
The ideas that; People have natural rights, It is the government's job to preserve them, and The government's power comes from the people, is shared by these two ment
Who are Jefferson and Locke
500
Relating to great changes or reforms.
What is radical
500
This man wrote The Persian Letters that criticized the French government and society.
Who is Montesquieu
500
This person described slavery as:
"the most shocking violation of nature"
Who is Montesquieu
500
For this reason Montesquieu wrote The Persian Letters.
What is to criticize the French government and society
500
Montesquieu's ideas of separation of powers, and checks and balances influences this new government.