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show Enlightenment  
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show Rationalism  
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show Philosophes  
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*What were gatherings of the social, political, and cultural elite:   show
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show Popular Sovereignty  
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show Enlightened Despotism  
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*Who was the French Philosopher who edited the Encyclopedia?   show
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show Baron de Montesquieu  
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show Voltaire  
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*Who was the French Thinker who beleived in popular sovereignty?   show
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show 1)That every natual phenomenon had a cause & effect 2) That Truth can be achieved by logical thinking 3) That natural laws foverned the universe and all creatures  
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*Describe Three examples of systems of government that philosophes found to be praiseworthy?   show
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*Name the ideas Diderot, Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau had in common?   show
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*Did Rousseau trust or distrust Rationalism?   show
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*Name the two Philosophes that were the most concerned with government?   show
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show Montesquieu  
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show Rousseau  
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show Voltaire  
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*Because of their ideas what two Philosophes were imprisoned?   show
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Did the Enlightenment philosophers beleive they could apply the scientific method and use reason to explain hman nature logically?   show
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show Rationalism  
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Which philosopher published 35 volumes of the Encyclopedia between 1751 and 1780?   show
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show Gatherings of the social, political and cultured elite to meet and discuss the major issues of the day.  
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In Montesquieu's perfect government, power was divided into three groups, name them?   show
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What was Montesquieu's idea that influenced the framers of the United States Constitution?   show
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show Popular Sovereignty  
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show 1)He distrusted reason which was one of the Major Principles of Enlightened belief  
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show Enlightend Despotism  
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show Yes  
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Who were Philosophes?   show
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List in order the names of the time periods before the Enlightenment Period?   show
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show Rationalism (Truth derived by reason and observing cause and effect)  
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The Enlightenment Period is also refered to as what?   show
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show Natural Law All objects in nature behave in ways that humans can understand and predict.  
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show God  
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In what forms did those of the Enlightened Period express their thoughts?   show
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show The Encyclopedia  
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show The Treaty of Utrecht  
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show French  
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show That thousand purchased, read and adapted the ideas set forth in the ENCYCLOPEDIA.  
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show Because Philosophes from all over Europe traveled to France (mainly PARIS), so prominent French hostesses set up gathering places for the sharing of ideas with entertainment  
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show John Locke  
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Baron de Montesquieu believed that what country had the most influential government after studying all the existing goverments?   show
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show 1) Legislative -- Establish Laws 2) Executive -- Administer Laws 3) Judicial --Interpret Laws  
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Voltaire was imprisoned twice for insulting French leaders, & publishing philosophical letters touting the British ideas, in what famous Paris prison?   show
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The French writer Francois-Marie Arouet was better known by what name?   show
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What famous Novel did Voltaire write, that is a satire ridiculing oppressive government, prejudice & bigotry?   show
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