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CH 16 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Enlightenment | The time period when philosophers began using reason to discover truths about human nature |
natural rights | The rights all people are born with such as life, liberty, and property |
philosophe | An Enlightenment thinker who applied the scientific method to solving social problems |
salon | A social gathering hosted by a wealthy French woman to discuss Enlightenment ideas |
enlightened despot | A ruler who had total control over his people but tried to use his power in a just and enlightened way |
Declaration of Independence | The document in which Britain's American colonies declared independence from Great Britain |
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | The document issued by the French revolutionary government that list the rights of Frenchmen |