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a time beginning in the 1600’s and lasting until the 1700’s in which philosophers used reason to seek truths about human nature; also known as the Age of Reason
what was the enlightment ?
a gathering of great thinkers and artists to discuss and exchange ideas during the Enlightenment.
what is a salons ?
rights people are born with such as the right to live, be free and own property
what are natural rights ?
unfair treatment of a group of people
what is a persecution ?
makes the laws; Senate, Congress
what is the Legislative Branch ?
people who studied politics, justice, liberty, property
what is a political philosophers ?
publication that attempted to gather all the knowledge of humankind into a series of books
what is a Encyclopedia ?
kings or queens that held ultimate power with no one to check on them
what is a absolute monarchs ?
freedom
what is liberty ?
enforces the laws; police, military. President
what is the Executive branch ?
a time in the 1500’s and 1600’s where scientists tried to explain the workings of the universe by using logic, reason and science
what is the Scientific Revolution ?
kings and queens
what is a monarchs ?
form of government where people choose leaders by voting
what is a Democracy ?
open minded and educated
what does enlightened mean ?
said humans were not born with basic ideas, but they were learned from experiences.
who is John Locke ?
educated people
what is a Scholars ?
the idea that a king ruled by the authority of God.
what is divine right of kings ?
disagreed with
what does opposed mean ?
the change from one way of doing something in a society to another way.
what is revolutionary ?
argued that well educated women would help create enlightened families
who is Mary Wollstonecraft ?
changes
what is does reform mean ?
to give permission to be governed
what is consent ?
false beliefs
what is a superstition ?
interprets the laws; court system
what is the Judicial Branch ?
spoke out against religious intolerance. In response to his writings about the church, he was jailed at times
who is Voltaire ?