Enlightenment Vocabulary Flashcards
Enlighten
To give spiritual or intellectual insight to
Natural rights or Natural Laws
Rights or laws that belong to all people at earth
Separation of powers
The theory of dividing government power between more than one branch of government.
Social contract
An unwritten agreement between people and their government
tolerance
Willing to accept different beliefs and customs of others.
publications
Books, Magazine, and other materials that are printed for the public to read.
Interpret
To explain, give the meaning of.
Humanism
A belief system that emphasizes human actions and place great value on human nature.
Absolutism
The form of government in which the ruler is not restricted by a constitution or laws.
Deism
Belief in a god who created but has no continuing involvement in the world and the events within it.
Ethics
beliefs what is write or wrong; a good code of conduct
Thomas Hobbes
an English writer that wrote
about government and society; he argued
in favor of absolutism; believed people
needed a strong ruler
John Locke
believed people had natural
rights; thought the government should
answer to the people
Montesquieu
French thinker that wrote
“The Spirit of Laws” in 1748; praised
separation of powers-when a country’s
power is divided between different
branches
Voltaire
was thrown in jail for
criticizing the government; believed in
separation of church and state
