Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

History 11/21/25

Enlightment and French Revolution

QuestionAnswer
tyranny a state of government which rulers have unlimited power and use it unfairly (absolute monarch)
social contract an agreement between rulers and the ruled to cooperate for mutual social benefits in pursuit of an orderly society with clearly defined rights and responsibilities for each
natural rights rights people are born with such as life, liberty, and property (John Locke wanted this)
Who proposed the social contract? Thomas Hobbes - believed in absolute monarch John Locke - believed in constitutional manarch
What inspired the Enlightment? 1. Renaissance, 2. Protestant Refromation because it challenged aurhority, and the 3. Scientific Revolution
philosophes social critics (philosophers of enlightenment)
lassiz-faire belief that business and industries should regulate their activities without government interference (Adam Smith came up with this) Also think capitalism
Montesquieu Wanted the separation of powers (executive, judicial, supreme)
Rousseau Wanted DEMOCRACY, thought civilization had corrupted peoples natural goodness
Denis Diderot Wrote the encyclopedia
Created by: user-1777988
 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards