Enlightenment Flashcards
1
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When was the Enlightenment?
A
1700’s
2
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What was the Enlightenment or Age of Reason?
A
- A period in history
- when the use of reason guided peoples ideas on
- philosophy, society, and politics
- Led to the ideas of government
3
Q
Why was this time important?
A
- built upon the learnings from
- the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution AND
- Ancient Greek and Romans
- -Led to the ideas of government
4
Q
Who are the great Philosophers of the Enlightenment?
A
- John Locke
- Voltaire
- Montesquieu
- Jean Jacques Rousseau
- Thomas Hobbes
- Mary Wollstonecraft
5
Q
Who was John Locke?
A
- English philosopher
- Two treatises on government
- Power of government is from people not divine right
- People give consent to be governed
- Life, liberty and property
6
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Who was Voltaire
A
- French philosopher
- promoted freedom of speech
- promoted religious tolerance
- wrote 70 books
7
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Who was Baron de Montesquieu?
A
- French philosopher
- opposed absolute monarch
- separation of power
- Legislative, executive, judicial
8
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Who was Jean Jacques Rousseau?
A
- French philosopher
- Social contract
- Government is an agreement between ruler and people
- People should decide by their votes how they were to be
9
Q
Who was Thomas Hobbes?
A
-English writer of Leviathan
-Social contract
-People are drawn to power
Said government should protect its people from their own selfishness
10
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Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
A
- English advocate for Women’s Rights
- A vindication of the Rights of Women
- Major female voice of the Enlightenment
- focused on education
