What was the Enlightenment
What is another name for the Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Reason
What are "natural rights," and who argued that all people possess them?
John Locke argued that all individuals are born with fundamental, inalienable rights: life, liberty, and property.
Which philosopher thought that the government should be divided into seperate branches?
Montesquieu
Who made the Social Contract?
Jean-Jacques Rosseau
What was the primary source of authority during this era?
Human reason and logic.
Who were natural rights applied to?
Everyone
What are the three branches of government that Montesquieu advocated for?
Legislative, executive, and judicial.
Which French writer fiercely defended freedom of speech and religion?
Voltaire.
What were enlightened thinkers called?
Philosephes
What should guide the actions of individuals and rulers?
Human reason
According to John Locke, what must the people do if their government fails to protect their natural rights?
Overthrow it
Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792?
Mary Wollstonecraft.
What was the heart of the Enlightenment
Open-mindedness and focus on what it means to be human.
What did philosephes think should happen to slaves?
They should be freed.
What did the separation of government powers become the foundation of?
The U.S.'s government.
Which English philosopher wrote that people are born with a blank slate?
John Locke.