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Chp 19 Enlightenment - Terms Flashcards

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39321723philosophesPublic intellectuals dedicating to solving real problems in the world0
39321724EnlightenmentIntellectual movement to apply reason to solve problems1
39321725salonsInformal gatherings sponsored by wealthy women that provided a forum for new ideas and debate2
39321726atheistA person who does not believe in the existence of God3
39321727deistA person who believes in God but gives him no active role in human affairs4
39321728abolitionistsThose who want to end slavery5
39321729laissez-faireEconomic doctrine that advocates freeing the economy from government intervention and control6
39321730social contractAll political authority comes not from divine right but from the consent of the governed7
39321731romanticismArtistic movement that glorified nature, emotion, genuis, and imagination8
39323292MethodismReligious movement founded by John Wesley that insists on self discipline and religious study and observance9
39323293FreemasonsAssociations of nobles and artisans who shared an interest in Enlightenment reforms10
39323294industrializationEconomic change brought about by the invention of steam engines and the rise of factories11
39323295enlightened despotsRulers who tried to promote reform without giving up their own supreme political power12

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