Enlightenment

Hands- off economic policy

Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women and men should have equal

Believed in a social contract where citizens gave up freedom for an ordered society

Author of Candide who argued against organized religion

Which summarizes the Enlightenment view of women?

Wrote The Social Contract in which people should be ruled by the general will

Catherine the Great is considered an enlightened despot because she

Author of Wealth of Nations

Developed the theory of separation of powers

Type of monarchy when rulers try to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining powers

British feminist who fought for equal education for women

People give up certain freedoms in order to live in an organized society

Division of governmental power into executive, legislative, and judicial branches

The separation of powers in the U.S. gov. is based on a theory by 

An enlightened despot was a ruler who

The systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

Name for French Enlightenment thinkers

Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by the idea of natural law that emerged from

Rules that can be discovered through logic and reason

Diderot's Encyclopedia was important because it

Intellectuals of Enlightenment

Adam Smith argued that, in a free market, activity is regulated by forces of 

Produced the Encyclopedia

Economic doctrine which stated the state should not interrupt free play or impose regulations

Believed in an absolute monarchy because people are naturally greedy and selfish 

Restriction of access to information and ideas

Believed in a limited government that protected citizens natural rights 

All are examples of reforms made by enlightened despots EXCEPT

Concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

How did the US Constitution reflect Enlightenment ideas?

The Enlightened argument that gov. should protect citizen's natural rights is seen in

All are events that led to the Enlightenment EXCEPT: