Enlightenment Flashcards
What is another name for enlightenment
The Age of Reason
What are the three branches of Government
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Who believed that everyone deserved “Life, Liberty, and Property”
John Locke
What is the term for the idea that the government should express the will of the people?
Popular Sovereignty
What is a period of time in which reason began to guide people’s thoughts and ideas
The Enlightenment
What is the set of 3 basic laws that each person has the right to?
Natural Rights
When the people give up their freedom to the government in return for safety, they enter into a
Social Contract
Which enlightenment thinker used their writings to make fun of religion
Voltaire
What view did thinkers of the Enlightenment share with scientists of the Scientific Revolution?
A belief in reason
Which Enlightenment thinker suggested that the government be separated into 3 equal branches?
Montesquieu
When did the Enlightenment occur?
18th century
Where did the Enlightenment take place?
europe
What is Divine Right?
The king receives his authority from god
One of the greatest outcomes of the Scientific Revolution was that people began to:
Question traditional opinion and think for themselves
Which argument best fits Mary Wollstonecraft’s ideas?
Women should have equal rights with men
