Enlightenment Vocab

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Power of the mind to think logically

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reason

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French term for Enlightenment thinkers

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philosophes

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A right, like life and liberty, that one is born with.

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Natural rights

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Agreement between rulers and the ruled

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contract

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Market economy

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Free enterprise

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Policy with minimal government in economy

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laissez-faire

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Right to rule believed to be given by God to a king or queen

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divine right

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An absolute ruler applying Enlightenment principles.

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Enlightened despots.

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A monarch with unlimited authority

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absolute monarchs

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Top of the middle class

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bourgeoisie