WH Unit 6 Absolutism, the Enlightenment, Revolutions

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What is the power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way?

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reason

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A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born with

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natural rights

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An agreement between rulers and the people to cooperate for mutual social benefits in pursuit of a better society

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social contract

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A place where Enlightenment thinkers got together to discuss Enlightenment ideas

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salon

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Separation of Powers

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Dividing powers equally among three branches of government.

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A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.

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Absolute Monarch

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Enlightenment thinker who viewed humanity in a negative way and believed people were naturally wicked.

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Thomas Hobbes

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Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property" and the right to overthrow a government that does not protect those rights?

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John Locke

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WHAT DOES JOHN LOCKE SAY THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DO IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS?

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THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVOLT OR OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

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Which Enlightenment thinker fought for freedom of speech and religious tolerance?

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Voltaire