Absolutism and Enlightenment

a form of government in which a king or queen possess absolute power to rule over an entire nation

• Absolutism

• Divine Rights

• Absolute Monarchy

• Salon

series of events that led to modern science. It placed importance on observations and facts!

• Salon

• Scientific Revolution

• The Social Contract

• Divine Right

late 1600s-1700s...the use of “reason” shaped people’s ideas about society and politics. It was an intellectual and cultural movement, known as the “Age of Reason”. The focus was on taking natural laws and applying them to humans and society...reason + logic = PROGRESS.

• Divine Rights

• Enlightenment

• Absolutism

• Natural Rights

a political system in which the government holds complete and unrestricted power over the people; often a single ruler holds total power

• Absolutism

• Absolute Monarchy

• Divine Rights

• Salon

the idea that people must give up some freedom in exchange for the government protecting citizens’ rights to life, liberty, and property.

• Salon

• The social contract

• Parliament

• Humanism

belief that monarchs were given the right by God to rule however they choose without permission from anyone. Those who restricted their rule would be committing a sin, and therefore punished

• Parliament

• Natural Rights

• Divine Rights

• Salon

a belief that emphasized the abilities and accomplishments of humans! Humanists believed that people were capable of doing great things and having great thoughts

• Humanism

• Natural Rights

• Salon

• None of the Above

social gathering where wealthy and educated people met to discuss Enlightenment ideas

• Salon

• Natural Rights

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

enlightenment thinkers believed that human beings are born with fundamental rights like life, liberty (freedom), and the pursuit of happiness

• Salon

• Parliament

• Natural Rights

• None of the above

a national representative body having legislative power (legislature can make and change the laws)

• Absolutism

• Enlightenment

• Salon

• Parliament