Age Of Enlightenment Flashcards

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John Locke

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Born Good
Natural rights: Life - Liberty - Property
Government - Protect natural rights
If Gov fails - People should over throw
Best Gov - Democracy

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Thomas Hobbes

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Bord bad
Gov role - Control people
Best Gov - Absolute monarchy

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3
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Enlightenment

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Time period where people figured out better ways of doing certain things

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Montesquieu

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Seperation of power
Checks and Balances

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5
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Diderot

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Spread enlightened idea
Made Encyclopedia of enlightened works.

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Voltaire

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Freedom of speech
Invited to speak thought to some monarchs
Ex. Catherine the Great

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7
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Physiocrats

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Supported Laissez faire economics over mercantilism

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Adam Smith

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Wrote wealth of nations
Economist

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Adam smith feels people will buy things if

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Good price/quality
Dependent on competition

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10
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Laissez Faire economics

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Hands off economics

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Despot

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Monarch opened to change/enlightened ideas

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Examples of Enlightened Despots

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Frederick the Great - Catherine the Great - Maria Theresa and Joseph

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Common enlightened reforms

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Free press - Religious toleration - End to torture - Programs for the sick and poor

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Joseph the 2nd

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Traveled in disguise to learn about the problems of the people
People recognized him due to him being super tall

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Britian as global power

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Location - Island
Favorable Business Climate - Supported Business, low tax and benefits
Victories - On winning side of conflicts
Slave trade - A lot of money
Unification with Scotland/controlled Ireland - Gave resources Ex. Food

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