WH U3W2 Vocab Review

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  1. 3. A theory of government common during the Enlightenment, where the national government had ultimate power and did not have to share authority or decisions with any other group or institution.
  2. 5. A book by 17th century English philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, arguing that government was necessary to protect the lives and property of the people, but that absolute monarchy was the best kind of government.
  3. 9. Form of government where all the citizens (but not necessarily all the people) vote to choose their leaders and/or approve their laws. Democracy was popular among some but not all Enlightenment philosophers.
  4. 10. The concept that a society should accept and allow its people to choose which religious traditions (or no traditions) to follow, rather than enforcing religious uniformity onto people.
  5. 12. A 17th century English philosopher who wrote a book called Two Treatises on Government, arguing that government was necessary but that constitutionally-limited government was the best kind.
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  1. 1. A theory of government common during the Enlightenment, where the national government had most of the power but also had to share authority or decisions with certain other groups or institutions in society.
  2. 2. This was an intellectual movement in 17th- ad 18th century Europe, largely centered in France, featuring philosophers who tried to use reason to better understand, and ultimately, improve their societies.
  3. 4. A theory of government popular during the Enlightenment, holding that government is only legitimate if it serves the best interests of the people.
  4. 6. A 17th century English philosopher who wrote a book called Leviathan, arguing that government was necessary but that absolutism was the best kind.
  5. 7. A 17th century French philosopher who wrote a book called The Social Contract, arguing that democratic governance was the best kind of governance, and that the preservation of democracy was the most important goal (more important preserving individuals’ rights).
  6. 8. Literally large sitting rooms in houses of wealthy aristocrats, this word also refers to popular gatherings of wealthy middle class people who wanted to hear Enlightenment philosophers discuss their ideas.
  7. 11. Pseudonym for an 18th-century French Enlightenment philosopher who wrote satire promoting the ideas of religious tolerance, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.