Enlightment Flashcards
What 3 things were enlightenment about?
Coffe, kings, and ideas.
Were the kings good or bad?
Bad
When was the enlightenment?
The 17th and 18th century.
Why was the enlightenment important?
It lead to global changes.
What was the enlightenment?
European thinkers were attempting to solve every political, economical, and social problems to make their world a better place.
Where was the Enlightenment?
Europe.
What was the most common form of government in the world?
A monarchy.
What is censorship?
Covering something up.
What is treason?
Removing a leader from power.
What does treason result in?
Execution.
What did people risk from their radical ideas?
Death and/or censorship.
What helped ideas spread so fast in the 17th century?
The printing press.
What did Thomas Hobbes think?
People are cruel, greedy, selfish, and need to be controlled.
What did Thomas Hobbes believe?
People should live by a social contract agreed upon by all.
What did Thomas Hobbe favor?
An absolute monarchy.
Who liked Locke’s ideas?
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
What did John Locke believe?
People were inherently good.
What did John Locke believe people were entitled to?
Natural rights such as life, liberty, and property.
What did John Locke believe was the best form of government?
One with limited power.
Was Voltaire French?
Yes.
What was Voltaire?
A philosopher.
What did Voltaire do?
Through the pen, he blasted corrupt officials, economic inequalities, injustice, the slave trade, and religious prejudice.
Who did Voltaire annoy?
The catholic church and the french governmnet.
What happened to Voltaire?
His books were burned and he was imprisoned, then eventually exiled.
