Montesquieu
This is Montesquieu’s aristocratic title
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This is the theory that the Sun is at the center of the solar system
What is the heliocentric theory?
This person advocated for separation of powers and checks and balances
Who is Montesquieu?
The most famous architectural landmark built by Louis XIV
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Montesquieu believed that an hour of this relieved all distress
What is reading?
The power monarchs believed they had to rule because of god
What is divine right?
The philosopher focused on natural rights (life, liberty, and property)
Who is John Locke
Known as the sun king
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Montesquieu received what type of degree from the University of Bordeaux
What is a Law degree?
This man wrote the Spirit of Laws
Who is Montesquieu?
This Enlightenment thinker viewed government primarily as a device for ensuring collective security
Who was Thomas Hobbes?
After Louis the XVI died, France fell into the reign of ______
What is the reign of terror?
Montesquieu's biggest influence
Who is John Locke?
This person was a major enlightenment thinker and wrote the first Encyclopédie
Denis Diderot
This person advocated for freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Who is Voltaire
The first document in European history to guarantee certain political rights
What is the Magna Carta
Montesquieu’s birth name
What is Charles Louis de Secondat?
This event allowed for the creation of a constitutional monarchy in England
What is The Glorious revolution
This person is commonly referred to as "the father of economics"
Who is Adam Smith?
Napoleon and his armies recovered this stone that serves as a translator for egyptian hieroglyphics to ancient greek?
What is the Rosetta Stone?