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The Enlightment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enlightment | A time of optimism and possibility from the late 1600s to the late 1700s |
| Salons | Gatherings in which intellectual and poltical ideas were exchanged during the Enlightment. |
| Social Contract | An agreement between a people and their government. |
| John Locke | An english philosopher |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | An French philosopher |
| Baron de Montesquei | An French Thinker |
| Philosophes | Philosophers of the Enlightment. |
| Voltaire | French Philosopher and author. |
| Enlightened deports | the absolute monarchs in 18th century Europe who ruled according to the principles of the Enlightment. |