The Enlightenment Vocab

Reason

• Favoring large or widespread changes

• Disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy

• The ability of the mind to think clearly and understand;logic

• A person who tends to see the worst in a situation or who believes the worst will happen

"Divine Right of Kings"

• The belief that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule, and that rebellion against them is a sin

• A person who tends to see the worst in a situation or who believes the worst will happen

• Requiring absolute obedience to a ruler or government; not allowing personal freedom

• Disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy

Calculus

• Rights that all humans are born with and that cannot be taken away by the government

• The division of responsibilities among multiple branches of government

• A fake name, often used by authors

• A type of advanced mathematics focused on the study of change

Philosophy

• A government in which the power of the king or queen is restricted by a governing body such as Parliament

• A representative

• The study of ideas about knowledge, life, and truth; literally: love of wisdom

• The practice of removing or prohibiting books, art, films, or other media that the government finds offensive, immoral, or harmful

Pessimist

• A person who tends to see the worst in a situation or who believes the worst will happen

• (phrase) A government in which the king or queen has the unchecked authority to do whatever they want without any restrictions

• A person who represents a government in its relationships with other governments

• A representative

Social Contract

• A government in which the power of the king or queen is restricted by a governing body such as Parliament

• A system-formed by institutions, organizations, customs, and beliefs-that helps to maintain accepted ways of behaving

• Favoring large or widespread changes

• An agreement among individuals in a society and a ruler or government; individuals give up some of their freedoms in exchange for protection by the ruler or government

Absolute Monarchy

• Disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy

• A government in which the king or queen has the unchecked authority to do whatever they want without any restrictions

• A government in which the power of the king or queen is restricted by a governing body such as Parliament

• A type of government in which one person illegally seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way; a dictatorship

Authoritarian

• (phrase) A government in which the king or queen has the unchecked authority to do whatever they want without any restrictions

• Requiring absolute obedience to a ruler or government; not allowing personal freedom

• A system-formed by institutions, organizations, customs, and beliefs-that helps to maintain accepted ways of behaving

• The division of responsibilities among multiple branches of government

Natural Rights

• The practice of removing or prohibiting books, art, films, or other media that the government finds offensive, immoral, or harmful

• To accept different beliefs or practices

• A person who represents a government in its relationships with other governments

• Rights that all humans are born with and that cannot be taken away by the government

Treason

• Disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy

• A series of laws that protect the liberties and freedoms of citizens

• Favoring large or widespread changes

• A type of advanced mathematics focused on the study of change