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The Enlightenment
Eight Enlightenment Figures
Question | Answer |
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Montesquieu: Believed... | Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances |
Montesquieu: Is famous for... | his ideas helped develop our democracy |
Montesquieu: He wrote... | The Persian Letters |
Voltaire: He wrote... | Candice |
Voltaire: Believed... | Freedom of thought, speech, politics, and religion |
Voltaire: Is famous for... | Invented the idea of freedom of speech |
Denis Diderot: Believed... | Everyone has the right to education and freedom of expression |
Denis Diderot: Is famous for... | Indirectly inventing the internet |
Denis Diderot: He wrote... | The Encyclopedia |
Mary Wollstonecraft: Believed... | Women deserve the same rights that men have and women were not included in the enlightenment |
Mary Wollstonecraft: She wrote... | A Vindication of the Rights of Women |
Mary Wollstonecraft: Is famous for... | Believing in equal rights for all genders |
Adam Smith: Believed... | Free market of supply and demand should drive the economy and the government as a duty to protect its people |
Adam Smith: He wrote... | The Wealth of Nations |
Adam Smith: Is famous for... | Being the creator of capitalism |
Thomas Hobbes: Believed... | People are evil by nature, absolute monarchy is the best form of government |
Thomas Hobbes: He wrote... | Leviathen |
Thomas Hobbes: Is famous for... | Believing that absolute monarchy was best for society |
John Locke: Believed... | Natural rights , everyone has the right to life, liberty, and land |
John Locke: He wrote... | Two Treaties of Government |
John Locke: Is famous for... | Influencing many revolutions |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Believed... | People are born good and he questioned authority |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Is famous for... | The will of the people should influence the government |