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Global Studies
The Enlightenment (1700s)
Term | Definition |
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The Enlightenment (1700s) | Time in European history when reason (LOGIC) was used to understand and improve society |
Nickname for the Enlightenment | "Age of Reason" |
Enlightenment society can be improved using these two things? | 1) reason (LOGIC) 2) natural law (universal rules that are always true) |
Enlightened philosophers believed that governmental power came from? | the people NOT God |
These two time periods encouraged the spread of new ideas and the use of reason | The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution |
John Locke | believed all people have natural rights (right to life, liberty and property) |
Baron de Montesquieu | wanted governmental power divided into 3 branches (executive, legislative and judicial); separation of powers and EVEN the idea of checks and balances |
Voltaire | everyone entitled to freedom of religion and freedom of speech |
Rousseau | society is a social contract where all people agree to work for the good of society |
Two key effects of Enlightenment | 1) caused political revolutions in France, Latin America and US 2)Enlightened Despots - kings and queens who believed in Enlightened thinking and governing |