Enlightenment

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John Locke, Jean Rousseau, and Voltaire all lived during what was called the:

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Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment is

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a time when people used reason and logic to explain the world

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Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

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reason and logic

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

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John Locke

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French Enlightenment philosopher who strongly believed in freedom of speech and religion

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Voltaire

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

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Montesquieu

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How did Hobbes view human nature?

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We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

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Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?

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Locke

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An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

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Social Contract

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The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

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Natural Rights