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The Enlightenment
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10th Grade
09/01/2017

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1. Absolutism 

The kings took Absolutism into consideration

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Absolutism is the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.

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2.Adam Smith

 Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nation.

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Adam Smith was a scotish philosipher, and author. 

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3.Baron de Montesquieu

Montesquieu was a highly influenced political thinker.

 

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He was a french lawer and a man of letters.

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4.Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin helped draft the declaration of independance.

 

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He is an american printer and publisher.

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5. Cesare Beccaria

 Cesare Beccaria was born the eldest son in the family.

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Cesare Beccaria is an Italian criminologist and economist.

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6. Dark ages

During the dark ages it was a really tough time for the people wars were going on and diseases were being sread it was a tough time.

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 It Is a cultural and economic deterioration that supposedly occurred in Western Europe.

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7. Enlightenment 

The europeans used enlightenment with the movement in the 17th and 18th countries.

 

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The enlightenment is the the act of enlighting something.

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8.Father Hidalgo

Many people went to Father Hidalgo for help.

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Father Hidalgo was a mexican catholic priest who called for revolution against the spanish.

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9. Ignorence 

The man acted in ignorence of basic homework.

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Ignorence is the lack of knowledge or information.

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10. Intolerance 

When  I have a headache I lack the ability to endure and intolerence of light.

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Unwilling to accept something from someone and different behaviors.

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11. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Many people new of Jean-Jacques Rousseau for his writtings.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a man who is a writter and a philosopher. 

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12. john locke

John locke had to deal with a lot of ground work.

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John locke is an english philosofer and physician.

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13. liberty 

Liberty is what gives us the freedom we have today

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liberty is freedom fro captivity and confinment.

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14. Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft stood up for woman rights and wanted us to be created equal.

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Mary Wollstonecraft is an advocate for woman's rights.

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15.philosophe 

philosophe's tend to provide reason for things in life that included many things.

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philosophe's are people with public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning.

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16.Natural Rights

Many people have the same natural rights in different countries.

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Natural right is to life liberty and property.

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17. Philosophy 

Philosophy is a big deal when having to deal with the study of something.

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Philosophy is the study of fundemental nature of knowledge.

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18. reason 

There may be differnet reasons for a situation.

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Reason means a cause, explanation, or justification for an action.

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19. Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution refers to historical changes in thought.

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Scientific Revolution is a concept used by historians to describe the emergence of modern science during the early modern period.

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20. Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar libreted latin america from spanish control.

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 Simon Bolivar is  a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire. 

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21. Social contract 

Many people have to be put on a social contract.

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A social cantract is atheory or model originating during the age of enlightenment.

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22. Sufferage

people 18 and older have the right to sufferage.

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Sufferage is when people have the right to vote in political elections.

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23. Superstition

Many people have superstition esspecially with sports things have to be a certain way to win.

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Superstition means excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.

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24.Thomas Hobbes

Many philosophers looked up to Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes is an english philosopher man.

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25.Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independance.

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Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

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26. Voltaire 

Voltaire established himself as one of the leading writters.

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Voltaire was a french enlightenment writter.

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