ss Flashcards
Enlightment
a time period of thinking in the late 1600s
philsophies
a particular system of philosophical though
Scientific Rev
when people started applying natural laws throughout the physical world
Renaissance
a time period with a great flow of culture such as art
Reformation
a religious reform movement from the 1500s-1600s that led to new Christian groups
insight
to see the inner nature of a situation
Thomas Hobbes
an english philsopher who wrote the book Leviathan and believed humans were cruel
John Locke
an english philosopher who believed kings should have absolute power
Leviathan
famous book Thomas Hobbes wrote which talks about peoples desire for power
Constitutional Monarchy
a form of government in which the ruler has limited power
Magna Carta
a document that limits the kings power
Bill of Rights
document that states rights that the government must protect
Social contract
an agreement in which people give government power for protection
Natural rights
rights that belong to people by nature
Mantesequi
a french philosopher that invented the separation of powers