The Enlightenment

A time period, mostly in the 1700's, where philosophers and thinkers thought science and reason could improve all humanity.

• Enlightenment
• Great Awakening
• American Revolution
• French Revolution

People in a society give up some of their rights in exchange for protection.

• Social Contract
• Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• Revolution

Belief that no religion should run or make laws for a government.

• Separation of Church and State
• Freedom of Religion
• Separation of Powers
• Religious tolerance

French writer who believed in freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and the separation of church and state.

• Voltaire
• Locke
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu

John Locke's  belief that you are born with no knowledge.  You gain knowledge through your life experiences. 

• Blank Slate - Tabula Rosa
• Infantile Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• Social Contract

John Locke believed people were born with certain rights than no-one could take away. 

• Life, liberty, property
• Life , liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Freedom of speech, religion, and property
• Social Contract

This thinker believed in the separation of powers within a government.  Each part should have check and balances over the other parts.

• Montesquieu
• Wollstancraft
• Locke
• Voltaire

This thinker believed that humanity was inherently evil.  Laws and governments are needed to protect people from each other. 

• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Roussoue
• Voltaire

This thinker wrote "The Social Contract." He believed that government was a contract between the ruler & the people.

• Rousseau
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Voltaire

This enlightenment thinker, from England, was a strong advocate for women's rights.

• Locke
• Voltaire
• Hobbes
• Wollstonecraft