ch5 world history

natural law

laws which govern human nature used to study human behavior

social contract

agreement where people give up their natural state for an organized society

natural right

life, liberty, and property

philosophe

applied methods of science o better understand and improve society; "lovers of wisdom"

laissez faire

idea promoted by physiocrats in france, allowing businesses to operate with little or no government interference

advances in science; scientific revolution; application of modern science; cured small pox; scientific success

what convinced educated europeans to accept the power of reason?

hobbes saw government as a role of controlling people; locke saw that government as a way of protecting rights

how did hobbes and locke differ their views on the role of government?

new ideas about government, philosophy and religion; spoke out against slavery; encouraged freedom of speech and education to everyone, por and wealthy; goal= change thinking

what topics were addressed by the philosophes in their encyclopedia articles?

believed supply and demand were the most efficient ways for the economy to function

why did smith support laissez faire?

revolution

people can overthrow everything that doesn't protect them

enlightenment

evolution in thinking; through use pf reason, people and government could solve every problem

social

between people

political

government

economic

business and industry

mary wolstencraft

accepted that women should e good mothers, but should not be completely reliant on their husbands; should be as educated as men

germaine destall

supported enlightened ideas in france

censorship

to protect against enlightenment ideas, government and church authorities imposed ...

joseph II

was called the "peasant emperor"

toleration

frederick the great practiced religious ...

pamela

richardson's novel that used letters to tell a story

women

the salons of the enlightenment were the work of ...

serfdom

remained firmly rooted in central and eastern europe

power

catherine the great, like other monarchs did not intend to give up any...

bach

person that composed religious work for organs and choirs

rococo

personal and charming art

salon

informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophes and others exchange ideas

enlightened despot

rulers who use power for political or social change

boroque

grand and complex style of art and architecture

ballet and operas

the types of music people used in the enlightenment times