Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What was the Enlightenment?
|
It was a time period throughout the 1700s and 1800s, and it was an extension of the Renaissance way of thinking. People thought nothing was beyond reach of the human mind, and they believed that through the use of reason, people and governments could solve every social, political, and economical problem. People also believed they could change the world.
|
|
|
Thomas Hobbes believed...
|
- People are basically bad
- An agreement exists between people and absolute monarchs - An absolute monarchy was the best kind of government |
|
|
John Locke believed...
|
- People are basically good
- All people have three natural rights, life, liberty, and property - The job of rulers are to protect these rights, if not we have the right to overthrow it |
|
|
Montesquieu believed...
|
- The separation of powers was the best way to protect liberty
- A system of checks and balances will keep one section of government from getting too much power |
|
|
Voltaire believed...
|
- People have more than three natural rights, also have freedom of speech, religion, and thought
|
|
|
Diderot believed...
|
- He wrote a 28-volume Encyclopedia
- Put the Enlightenment ideas into an organized system - Tried to change the general way of thinking |
|
|
Rousseau believed...
|
- The country should be ruled by the general will of the people
- Majority rules |
|
|
Adam Smith believed...
|
- He was an economist
- Government should not interfere with business (Laussez Faire (hands off) ) - Free enterprise - Supply and demand |
