The Enlightment Flashcards
1
Q
When was the enlightment?
A
17 and 18th Century
2
Q
What was solved during the enlightment?
A
Social, political, and economic issues
3
Q
What is censorship?
A
Removing a leader from power.
4
Q
What invention helped feul the revolution?
A
Printing press
5
Q
Who believed everyone was greedy and selfish?
A
Thomas Hobbes
6
Q
Who believed that people are inheritantly good?
A
John Locke
7
Q
Who was a famous french philosipher during the enlightment?
A
Voltaire
8
Q
What was the idea Laissez Faire?
A
That buisnesses should operate with little or no government interferences.
9
Q
Who was adam smith?
A
He was a man who favored capitalism (laissez fair)
