Global - Enlightenment

feudalism

hierarchal structure of medieval empires.

Renaissance

transition in art and literature to the more modern world

Protestant Reformation

Religious reform that went against the catholic church.

Absolute Monarch

Kings/queens who said they ruled because of god.

Divine Right

The idea that you rule because god told you to.

Scientific Revolution

Revolutionary period for scientific ideas.

The Enlightenment

Movement that changed relidious an scientific views.

Thomas Hobbes

English founder of most modern philosophy.

John Locke

One of england's most influential philisophers.

Natural Rights

Rights that every human has inherently.

Baron de Montesquieu

French judge and philosopher of political nature

Voltaire

French writer of the enlightment, famous for freeedom of speech activism.

Jean Jacques Russeau

Philisopher that influenced many revolutions with his works

Social Contract

Idea that there is an agreement of roles between rulers and the ruled.