Legacy Of The Enlightenment Flashcards
1
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Social Contract
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Agreement between people and rulers
2
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Secular outlook
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A world view where state and religion are separated
3
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Belief in Progress
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The world moving toward a specific destination that leads us
4
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Absolutism
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Religious wars that people put faith in King/Queen to bring order
5
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Natural Rights
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Life, liberty, and property
6
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Enlightenment
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Tired of Kings/Queens who abused power; age of reason (intellectual reason); find the light or truth
7
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Scientific Revolution
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Replacing old ideas with new ones
8
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Salons
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Where brightest minds gather and discuss Enlightenment ideas
9
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The cultural and intellectual capital of Europe
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Paris
10
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13 colonies
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Self-governed but owned by King George III
11
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Result of French and Indian War
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Colonists were unrighteously taxed
