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9 Cards in this Set
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Enlightment
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Age of reason
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Thomas Hobbes
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Believed that absolute monarchy was the best form of government
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John Locke
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Believed that people were naturally happy, tolerant, and reasonable. All people were born equally.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Believed people were born good and that society corrupted people
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Baron de Montesquieu
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Said that dividing power between branches of government would prevent any individual or group from abusing power
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Voltaire
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Outspoken, struggled for justice, religious toleration, and liberty his whole life
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Diderot
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Wrote the Encyclopedia that helped spread enlightenment ideas
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Believed that women's proper roles were as wives and mothers, and should recive only enough education to prepare them for thise roles
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Adam smith
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Wrote a book called The Wealth Of Nations and said that economic systems should work without government regulation
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