Flashcard on European Thinkers

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What book did Voltaire write that went against the Catholic Church?

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Candide

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Who introduced the idea of Separation of Powers?

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Montesquieu

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What did Thomas Hobbes believe about government?

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It should protect people from their selfish selves

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Which European thinker helped with the Declaration of Independence by introducing the idea of Natural Rights?

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John Locke

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What did Montesquieu's book "The Spirit of Laws" deal with?

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Freedoms for all citizens except slaves

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Where was Elizabeth I from?

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England

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Who was Elizabeth I?

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Queen of England

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Where was Rousseau born?

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Geneva

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What did Rousseau believe about people?

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People are good, independent, and compassionate.

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What did Rousseau believe about government?

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Government should be ruled by the permission of the people.