World History: The Human Journey - Modern World

1. Student__________________________________class____date________
Ryan’s WHistory Ch 11.4
Define/explain the following words/expressions in as few words as
possible.
>natural law (302)
>secularism (302)
>separation of church and state (302)
>checks and balances (303)
>exemplified (303)
>salon (303)
>suppress (303)
>A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (304)
Complete the diagram below by writing the philosophe’s name
above the ideas or principles they believed.
_________________ _________________
women’s rights freedom of speech!
Ideas of the
Enlightenment
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popular sovereignty checks & balances

2. Define/identify and explain the significance:
Enlightenment
philosophes
enlightened despotism
The Encyclopedia
What were the main characteristics of Enlightenment
thinking?
How did the ideas of secularism and individualism that
arose during the Enlightenment affect later
governments?