THE BIG THINKERS
This thinker believed everyone is born with the rights to "Life, Liberty, and Property."
John Locke
The idea that a King's power comes directly from God is called this.
Divine Right
This word is the French term for "philosopher."
Philosophe
He wrote the American Declaration of Independence using John Locke’s ideas.
Thomas Jefferson
TRUE or FALSE: John Locke believed people have the right to overthrow a bad government.
True
This French philosopher is famous for defending Freedom of Speech and Religious Tolerance
Voltaire
Montesquieu proposed dividing government into these three branches.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
These were social gatherings in wealthy homes where thinkers met to debate new ideas.
Salons
This slogan was the main complaint of American colonists: "No taxation without..."
Representation
TRUE or FALSE: Adam Smith believed the government should control all business prices.
False (Laissez-faire)
Known as the "Father of Capitalism," he wrote The Wealth of Nations.
Adam Smith
This term describes an agreement between a ruler and the people where rights are exchanged for protection.
Social Contract
Enlightenment thinkers used this "tool" to find the truth instead of relying on superstition.
Reason (or Logic)
In France, this social group made up 98% of the population and paid all the taxes.
The Third Estate
TRUE or FALSE: Louis XIV (The Sun King) was an example of an Enlightened Despot.
False (He was an Absolute Monarch)
She argued that since women have the power of reason, they deserve the same education as men.
Mary Wollstonecraf
Rulers like Catherine the Great, who used Enlightenment ideas but kept total power, were called this.
Enlightened Despots
This French phrase means "leave it alone" and refers to a free-market economy.
Laissez-faire
This document, inspired by the Enlightenment, promised equal laws for all French men in 1789.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
TRUE or FALSE: Napoleon Bonaparte created a system of equal laws called the Napoleonic Code.
True
This thinker believed in the "General Will," meaning people should act for the good of the community.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This branch of government is responsible for "interpreting" the laws, according to Montesquieu.
Judicial Branch
The Enlightenment is also known by this other famous name.
The Age of Reason
This radical leader oversaw the "Reign of Terror" during the French Revolution.
Maximilien Robespierre
TRUE or FALSE: The Enlightenment movement primarily took place during the 1500s.
False (It was the 1700s)