Enlightenment era

2. referred to a system of ideas and beliefs about society, government, and human nature that was based on reason, progress, and individual rights.
3. referred to established beliefs or doctrines, often associated with religious or authoritarian institutions, that were accepted without question or evidence.
4. referred to an intellectual and cultural movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason, science, individual rights, and progress
5. Acceptance of different views and beliefs
8. Freedom from oppressive restrictions
12. Political upheaval inspired by Enlightenment ideas
13. an advocate of direct democracy
15. His ideas were based on reason, justice, and human rights.
16. The Enlightenment principle advocating fairness in laws and government
17. Study of fundamental questions about existence and knowledge
18. a social contract theorist
19. referred to the idea that individuals are born with natural, inherent freedoms that should be protected by governments.

1. referred to the accepted standards, behaviors, and social conventions that were traditionally followed in society.
2. meant freedom from oppression, self-governance, and the right of people to rule themselves based on reason and natural rights.
6. refers to the use of reason, logic, and critical thinking to understand the world, rather than relying on tradition, superstition, or religious dogma
7. Questioning of traditional beliefs
9. Central to Enlightenment thinking
10. John Locke, a key Enlightenment thinker
11. French writer who championed free speech and religious tolerance
14. Government by the people