Age of Enlightenment

_________________ was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights as she authored A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792 fighting for equal opportunities for women.

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Elizabeth I

• Mary I

• Olympe de Gouges

What did Thomas Hobbes believe?

• Humans should hurt other humans
• Humans were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedy
• Humans are all so kind and wonderful
• Humans should go to church every day

Who developed the idea of the three branches of government?

• John Locke
• Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Thomas Hobbes

A government leader who has all the power

• Democracy
• Anarchy
• Absolute Monarchy
• Separation of Powers

Life, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of Happiness

• Natural Rights
• Democracy
• Anarchy
• Divine Right of Kings

Who was Charles Montesquieu?

• He came up with the idea of "separation of powers" in government

• He made science popular again

• He was arrested for free speech

• He made a lot of money

Social Contract

• Government protect people, people follow(give power) to the government
• Government protects people and people don't complain.
• People cannot trust a government.
• People must trust the government and in return they cannot have a say in government.

What Enlightenment thinker argued that the purpose of government is to safeguard the natural rights (life, liberty, and property) of the people?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

• René Descartes

• John Locke

An Enlightened despot was a ruler who

• The old order respects Roman tradition.

• allowed limited voting rights.

• gained stronger absolute power.

• brought about political and social change.

A Russian despot that studied the philosophies and embraced enlightenment ideas

• Frederick the Great.

• James I

• Joseph II.

• Catherine the Great.