Unit 3 REVIEW: Age of Enlightenment Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is an Enlightened Ruler/Despot?
A
An authoritarian leader who exercises their political power according to the principles of the Enlightenment.
2
Q
What is a Social Contract?
A
Individuals must give up freedom for government protection.
3
Q
What are salons?
A
Intellectual conversations about new ideas hosted in elegant drawing rooms by the wealthy upper-class.
4
Q
What is utilitarianism?
A
Most amount of good for the most amount of people.
5
Q
What are the 3 Key Elements of Punishment?
A
- Swiftness
- Severity
- Certainty
