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S.S. Unit 1

Social Studies enlightenment vocabulary, enlightened thinkers

QuestionAnswer
Diffusion How people or things move in certain directions at certain speeds
Free Market A market in which government involvement is limited
Salon Informal social gatherings at which people may exchange ideas
Divine Rights Rights given to a monarch by God
Reformation Transformation or change
Laissez Faire Policy allowing busines to operate with little or no government interference
Absolutism Ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people he or she governs
Enlightenment A period of advancements and change
Scientific Revolution Advancements and changes in scientific belief
Social Contract Agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos
Enlightened Despots Absolute ruler who uses power to bring about political and social change
Natural Law Rule or law that governs human nature
State of Nature A time before organized society
Enlightened Thinkers Free thinkers during the Enlightenment
Natural Rights Rights that we are born with
Mary Wollstonecraft Believed in women's rights and equal education
Thomas Hobbes -Saw man as naturally selfish and immoral, and that it was because of the fear of death that the indivial will give away his rights to a king -King's power comes from the people; people have the right to overthrow him
Montesquieu Argued for separation of powers in government
Rousseau Believed that people are naturally good and are corrupted by society; he had faith in the general will
Adam Smith Believed that the marketplace was better off without government regulation; government had a duty to protect society, administer justice, and provide public works
Diderot Helped write Encyclopedia and belived that human improvement was not a religious issue, but a matter of mastering the natural world
Voltaire Fought for toleration and civil rights, and denounced ancien régime
John Locke Believed that people are naturally reasonable and moral, and fought for civil rights
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