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Enlightment

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a time period of thinking in the late 1600s

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philsophies

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a particular system of philosophical though

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Scientific Rev

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when people started applying natural laws throughout the physical world

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Renaissance

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a time period with a great flow of culture such as art

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Reformation

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a religious reform movement from the 1500s-1600s that led to new Christian groups

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insight

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to see the inner nature of a situation

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Thomas Hobbes

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an english philsopher who wrote the book Leviathan and believed humans were cruel

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John Locke

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an english philosopher who believed kings should have absolute power

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Leviathan

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famous book Thomas Hobbes wrote which talks about peoples desire for power

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10
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Constitutional Monarchy

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a form of government in which the ruler has limited power

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Magna Carta

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a document that limits the kings power

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Bill of Rights

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document that states rights that the government must protect

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Social contract

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an agreement in which people give government power for protection

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Natural rights

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rights that belong to people by nature

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15
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Mantesequi

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a french philosopher that invented the separation of powers

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Separation of Powers

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the 3 different branches of government

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Despotism

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rule by a single person with absolute power

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Volitare

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a french philosopher who invented religious tolerance

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religious tolerance

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accpetance of other religions

20
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Women of the Enlightment

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women who stood up for womens rights