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| believed in natural rights and rule by the people; wrote "Two Treatises on Government" |
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| author of "Leviathan", thought people were naturally bad and needed absolute government to control the people |
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| wrote "The Spirit of Laws", came up with idea of separation of powers in government |
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| wrote "Social Contract", believed that government had a contract with people, and must be the government the people want, (popular sovereignty - ppl get to vote!) |
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| supported freedom of speech, freedom of religion and separation of church and state |
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| fought for women's rights, enlightenment thinker |
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| economist who wrote "The Wealth of Nations" believed the government should have a "laissez-faire" hands-off approach to economics |
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| King of England, fought in English Civil War, lead the Cavaliers, executed after he lost the war |
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| the merry monarch, part of the Restoration of the monarchy of England |
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| leader of the Roundheads during the English Civil War, became "Lord Protector" after Charles I was executed; a Puritan |
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| wrote the USA's "Declaration of Independence" helped put Enlightenment ideas into action, used much of Locke's ideas |
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| the monarchy of England of the Glorious Revolution |
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| absolute monarch of Russia, tried to westernize Russia |
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| absolute monarch of France, the "Sun King", increased military and territory of France |
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| absolute monarch of England, made England a world power, religiouslly tolerant |
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| developed laws of motion and law of gravity |
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| developed heliocentric theory |
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| proved Copernicus' heliocentric theory, with use of telescope he developed |
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| came up with theory of planetary motion, they move in elliptcal shape |
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| discovered the circulation of blood |
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| developed the scientific method |
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| author of "Encyclopedia" which encouraged the study of general knowledge |
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