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vocabulary

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Enlightenment   Age of reason; applied scientific revolution to every aspect of life  
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Social Contract   People create government to keep themselves under control  
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John Locke   Believed all people are born free and equal; believed that self government was best, not absolute monarchy  
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Natural Rights   life, liberty and property  
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Philosophe   Philosophers; believed reason could be applied to every part of human life  
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Voltaire   Famous for using satire to make fun of government and church; freedom of speech and religion  
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Montesquieu   Philosopher who proposed separation of powers; each branch of government has a certain job to do  
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Separation of Powers   Division of power among several parts of government  
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Jean Jacques Rousseau   Believed in personal freedom;Good government formed by and for the people  
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Mary Wollstonecraft   Argued for woman's equality to men  
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Catherine the Great   Russian enlightenment despot; took steps to modernize and expand Russia  
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Checks and Balances   Prevents one branch of government from having too much power  
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