Enlightenment Thinkers
Enlightenment Vocabulary
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Influenced
3's the Lucky Number
100

This philosopher did not trust people to govern themselves. Instead he thought that because people were selfish and brutish in nature, they needed an absolute monarch to control them.

Who is Thomas Hobbes 

100

Rights that all humans have that may not be infringed. 

What are Natural Rights 

100

This philosopher helped compile and edit information into the Enclycopedie 

Who is Diderot 

100

Mary Wollstonecraft took the idea of "natural rights" from this philosopher and applied it to women's rights 

Who is Voltaire

100

Name three philosophers from the Enlightenment 

Who are Wollstonecraft, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Locke, Hobbes  

200

This philosopher argued that "natural rights" applied to women as well as men. 

Who is Mary Wollstonecraft 

200

This phrase is used by Montesquieu to describe splitting the government into three separate branches 

Seperation of powers

200

Mary Wollstonecraft argues for women's education and participation in this book 

What is a Vindication of the Rights of Women 

200

This Enlightened Despot was pen pals with Voltaire and created an educational institution for women. 

Who is Catharine the Great? 

200

Name three social or political reform movements influenced by the Enlightenment 

What is Abolition of slavery, English Bill of Rights, Women's Rights, Westernization of Russia, French Revolution, American Revolution  
300

This philosopher advocated for a separation of powers between branches of government.   

Who is Montesquieu 

300

An absolute monarch influenced by Enlightenment ideals. 

What is an Enlightened Despot

300

Jean Jacque Rousseau says that the people and the government create this 

What is The Social Contract 

300

This economic institution was abolished in Britain thanks in part to the efforts of Thomas Clackson and William Wilberforce  

What is the slave trade

300

The three natural rights identified by John Locke.

What is life, liberty, and property 

400

This philosopher argued that governments and the people enter an agreement to be governed under the same laws. 

Who is Jean Jacque Rousseau 

400

This word means "put an end to" and is commonly used in reference to the slave trade

Abolition 

400

Voltaire wrote this satirical piece criticizing European society. 

What is Candide 

400

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were both influenced in their beliefs on government due to their connections to this war. 

What is the English Civil War 

400

The three branches of government that must share power according to Montesquieu    

What is legislative, executive, and judicial 

500

Thomas Jefferson wrote that all men are entitled to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Likely inspired by this Enlightened philosopher.   

Who is John Locke 

500

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

This quote, often attributed to Voltaire, is a representation of this Enlightenment idea

What is freedom of speech

500

In this book, Thomas Hobbes likens government to this mythical creature of the same name 

What is Leviathan 

500

Name three enlightened despots 

Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great, Joseph II