Enlightenment Thinkers and Concepts

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What was the Enlightenment?

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A period emphasizing reason, individual rights, and scientific thought

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Which Enlightenment thinker wrote Two Treatises of Government and argues for natural rights?

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John Locke

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Montesqueu's The Spirit of the Laws introduced the idea of:

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Separation of powers

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Which Enlightenment thinker is best known for advocating freedom of speech and religious tolerance?

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Voltaire

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Rousseau believed that government should be based on:

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The general will of the people

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What did Thomas Hobbes argue in Leviathan?

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People need a strong absolute ruler to prevent chaos

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What economic system did Adam Smith advocate in The Wealth of Nations?

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Capitalism and free markets

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Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and argued for women’s rights?

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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Which document was greatly influenced by John Locke’s ideas?

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The U.S. Declaration of Independence

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What was Denis Diderot’s major contribution to the Enlightenment?

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Creating the Encyclopédie to spread knowledge