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Enlightenment

Enlightenment. An intellectual movement in the 18 th century that stressed the power of individuals to solve problems. Enlightenment. A social gathering for intellectuals and artists, often hosted by wealthy Parisian women. Salon.

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Enlightenment

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  1. Enlightenment

  2. An intellectual movement in the 18th century that stressed the power of individuals to solve problems

  3. Enlightenment

  4. A social gathering for intellectuals and artists, often hosted by wealthy Parisian women

  5. Salon

  6. The document in which American colonists asserted their right to free themselves from British rule

  7. Declaration of Independence

  8. He proposed that all people are born free and equal, with three natural rights: life, liberty, and property. He believed that the natural rights of humans are best protected in representative governments. He wrote that the power of government should be limited by the will of the people.

  9. John Locke

  10. A French Philosopher (1694-1778) and satirist who fought for tolerance, reason, and liberty

  11. Voltaire

  12. A French writer who studied political liberty and developed the idea of separation of powers within government in order to prevent absolute monarchs like Louis XVI from seizing control of an entire nation of people.

  13. Montesquieu

  14. A French essayist who believed the only good government was a direct democracy. He wrote the Social Contract

  15. Rousseau

  16. The agreement in which people give their rights to a strong ruler in exchange for law and order

  17. Social Contract

  18. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, listing the citizens’ rights and freedoms

  19. Bill of Rights

  20. A style of art characterized by grand, ornate design that dominated European art in the 1600s and 1700s

  21. Baroque

  22. 145. Who wrote the Social Contract? • Voltaire • John Locke • Jean-Jacques Rousseau • Montesquieu

  23. ______ 146. In the Leviathan, he described his beliefs that absolutism was the best form of government. Baron de Montesquieu Voltaire Thomas Hobbes John Locke

  24. ______ 147. Developed the idea of separation of powers. Baron de Montesquieu Voltaire Thomas Hobbes John Locke

  25. 148. Which of the following statements would most likely have been made by Voltaire? • “The King needs absolute power.” • “People must be free to speak their minds.” • “We should do away with the death penalty.” • “The government protects people’s natural rights.”

  26. ______ 149. His two important ideas were freedom of speech and religion. • Baron de Montesquieu • Voltaire • Thomas Hobbes • John Locke

  27. 150. The Enlightenment did all of the following EXCEPT: • Applied reason to the human world, not just the natural world. • Returned all monarchies to divine right. • Stimulated religious tolerance. • Fueled democratic revolutions around the world.

  28. 151. In what way was the Enlightenment similar to the Scientific Revolution? • Both focused on government and society. • Both highly valued reason and observation. • Both denied the existence of God. • Both emphasized the rights of the individual.

  29. #154 The buzz of the Enlightenment was most intense in the mansions of several wealthy women in Paris. They held regular social gatherings called __________ • Salons • Roccocos • Raves • Swares

  30. #155 a grand, ornate style • Baroque • Classical • Rococo • impressionist

  31. 160. Which of these was greatly influencedBY the Enlightenment? • The Scientific Revolution • The Magna Carta • The idea of Divine Right • The American Revolution

  32. #171 Thomas Jefferson borrowed heavily from this English Enlightenment philosopher when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. • Thomas Hobbes • John Locke • Voltaire • Isaac Newton

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