The Enlightenment

The power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way

• reason

• philosophies

• natural rights

• contract

A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born wth

• divine right

• philosophes

• natural rights

• contract

An agreement between rulers and the people to cooperate for mutual social benefits in pursuit of a better society

• divine right

• free enterprise

• laissez-faire

• social contract

Separation of Powers

• Separating the ruler from the military.

• Dividing powers equally among organizations

• Dividing powers equally among three people

• Dividing powers equally among three branches of government.

A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.

• A Monk

• Absolute Monarch

• A Philosophe

• A Salon Manager

Enlightenment thinker who viewed humanity in a negative way and believed people were naturally wicked.

• John Locke

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Thomas Hobbes

Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

The idea that government power comes from the people.

• natural rights

• social contract

• consent of the governed

• salons

This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Beccaria

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

• natural rights

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• 10 Commandments