The Enlightenment Facts

What had a great influence on enlightenment ideas of NATURAL LAW and REASON?

the scientific revolution

how was the scientific revolution and the enlightenment similar?

they both encouraged the spread of ideas

The 18th century was controlled by.....

absolute monarchs

Colony

land/country/territory/ that is controlled from far away

What was the Enlightenment?

"age of reason" an intellectual movement

What were John Locke's ideas?

1. government should be based on the consent of the people. 2. main role of government was to protect natural rights.

What are the enlightenment despots?

1. monarchs who were influenced by the enlightenment and introduced various reforms. 2. ordered legal treatment for all persons. 3. improved conditions if serfs. 4. expanded educational facilities.

put these events in chronological order: 1 French Revolution. 2. scientific revolution. 3. American revolution. 4. south American revolution. 5. enlightenment.

1. scientific revolution 2. enlightenment 3. American revolution 4. French Revolution 5. South American revolution.

What revolutions did the enlightenment influence?

American revolution, french revolution, and revolutions in south America.

The enlightenment started in........

Europe

Enlightenment thinkers come from......

France

What did the philosophers denounce?

absolutism, injustice, inequality, and religious intolerance.

Thomas Hobbes

advocated absolute monarchy which john Locke had denounced

what was the declaration of independence based on?

John Lockes ideas.

the enlightenment and the American revolution were both major influences in

Latin America

What was the theory that developed during the enlightenment?

That every social, political, and economic problems can be solved through the use of reason.

Who were enlightenment thinkers?

Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean Jacques Rousseau

who wrote the declaration of independence?

Thomas Jefferson

legalism

a Chinese philosophy that shared the same ideas as Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli.

How were the writings of Jacques Rousseau Montesquieu, and and John Locke were similar why?

because they all supported the principles of DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Catherine the great

enlightenment

mercantilism

export more then import

Montesquieu

government should be divided into 3 branches.

how did the enlightenment influence the American revolution?

government wanted to protect natural rights the the people wanted to replace monarchy.

the absolute monarchy

imprisoned people and banned books.

how was the US constitution influenced by the enlightenment?

it separated the government into the three branches and took Montesquieu's ideas.

what were the three branches of government?

judicial, executive and legislative.

Laissez faire

little or no government interference

Isaac newton

mathematician and physicist. laws of motion.

What did the ideas of Rousseau, Montesquieu, and voltaire influence?

movements for POLITICAL REFORM

serfs

peasants bound to land

democracy

people hold ruling power

anarchy

people who believe the government is not needed

thomas Hobbes

philosopher. strong central government. monarchy.

Who were the most enlightened?

philosophers

salon

place where the enlightenment thinks gathered together to discuss important issues.

What did the writings of the 18th century philosophers influence?

policies of the ENLIGHTENED DESPOT

anti semitism

prejudice against jews

Catherine the great encouraged what?

reforms

divine right

royal authority

tyrant

ruthless ruler or dictator

compare and contrast laissez faire and mercantilism?

same because there goal was the same to make the country more powerful by exporting more then importing. different because one has government control and the other has little or no government interference.

The enlightenment took place during what century?

the 18th century

What was the most famous achievement of the enlightenment?

the encyclopedia

how did the enlightenment ideas spread?

thought publications like books, encyclopedia, and newspapers.

who opposed enlightenment ideas?

wealthy people, landowners and the Catholic Church.

N. Machiavelli

wrote the Prince

Jean Jacques Rousseau

wrote the social contract