The Thinkers of The Enlightenment

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  1. 3. Believed in the idea of that a government got their power from the people, and that they should only use that power if the people wanted them to
  2. 7. Greek Philosopher who encouraged individual thinking, a key concept of the Enlightenment
  3. 8. Man who believed that the government should be divided into three branches, legislative, judicial, and executive
  4. 9. Book written by Montesquieu which lays out the three main political systems, and the best way of preserving political liberties
  5. 10. Book written by Rousseau stating that laws should be set by the people the laws govern
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  1. 1. Believed laws were supposed to protect people's basic freedoms such as owning property, his words influenced the Declaration of Independence
  2. 2. Writer who pushed for men and women to be treated equally in her book "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"
  3. 4. Economist who introduced free market capitalism, and the concept of supply and demand, his ideas help to hold up international trade
  4. 5. Philosopher who believed that discoveries were made through observations, not religious faith
  5. 6. Writer who believed that religions influence on the laws of Europe was too great, favoured monarchy over democracy