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