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Enlightment (OGT)
Brief review of Enlightment topics/people
Term | Definition |
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In what century did the Enlightenment take place? | 17th |
The ideas of the Enlightenment were focused on limiting the power of the: | church & state (govt) |
Who believed that if the govt didn't protect the people, they should be overthrown? | John Locke |
Natural rights include: | Life, liberty, property |
This Enlightenment thinker believed in seperation of powers within the govt. | Montesquieu |
This man believed in the freedom of speech. | Voltaire |
The belief that God chose the monarch to rule a country is known as: | divine right |
Enlightenment ideas helped to lead to what major events? | American Revolution, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, French Revolution, etc. |