Enlightenment

John Locke

• Natural Rights

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion

• Right to bear arms

Baron de Montesquieu

• Separation of powers

• Four branches of government

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom oof Religion

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Social Contract

• Absolutism

• Three branches of government

• Influenced by Hobbes

The picture represents Montesquieu idea of...

• Checks and balances

• Government corruption

• Gridlock

• Freedom of voting

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that this ability is unique to humans.

• the ability to Reason
• the ability to Think
• the ability to follow natural laws
• the ability to feel emotions

[p1] What was "the Enlightenment"?

• An 18th-century movement of intellectuals whose favorite word was "reason."

• A form of government in which the executive, legislative, & judicial branches limit & control each other through a system of checks & balances.

• An 18th-century religious philosophy based on reason & natural law.

• A view of human nature that emphasized individual happiness at the expense of the broader society.

[p1] The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to...

• keep society the same.

• make progress toward a better society.

• become richer and more powerful.

• return to the social norms of the Bible.

[p4] The Catholic Church attacked Galileo because he defended they system that said the _______ revolved around the ______.

• Earth... Sun

• Sun... Earth

• Stars... Moon

• Moon... Earth

Which theory originally stated that the sun was the center of the solar system?

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Eurocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory (with planets orbiting in ellipses)

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