The Enlightenment

A movement in the 18th century that used reason and logic to create a revolution in ideas of government.

A period of religious revival in the 17th century.

A time when monarchs ruled with absolute power.

An era of artistic and cultural achievements in the 19th century.

Thomas Hobbes

John Locke

Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Rights given by the government.

Rights that are earned through hard work.

Rights that all humans are born with, including life, liberty, and property.

Rights that are granted by the church.

John Locke

Voltaire

Thomas Hobbes

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A contract between the government and the church.

An agreement where people give up some freedoms in order to get law and order in return.

A contract that grants absolute power to the monarch.

An agreement that ensures freedom of speech.

The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

The concentration of power in the hands of a single ruler.

The division of power between the church and the state.

The separation of military and civilian powers.

Thomas Hobbes

Voltaire

John Locke

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A system where a ruler (king or queen) holds total power.

A system where power is shared among different branches of government.

A system where the church has more power than the state.

A system where the people have the ultimate authority.

Both believed in absolute monarchy.

Hobbes believed people are selfish and need a strong central authority, while Locke believed people are generally good and have natural rights.

Both believed in the separation of powers.

Hobbes believed in natural rights, while Locke believed in absolute monarchy.

Thomas Hobbes

John Locke

Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau