The Enlightenment in Europe

  • Thomas Hobbs publishes the Leviathan expressing that humans are greedy and evil.

  • Glorious Revolution gave the people power overtake the government

  • John Locke publishes his natural rights ideas.

    John Locke publishes his natural rights ideas
  • Enlightement becomes popular during the 1700's.

  • The King France went to arrest Voltare but he fled.

  • Motesquieu proposed the idea of seperation of powers

  • Rousseau said the government would be better if it was formed freely.

  • Bonesanna said that laws should benefit the citizens not avenge them.

  • Rousseau's ideas caused an uprising called the French Revolution which would overthrough the Monarchy.

  • Mary Wollstonecraft disagreed with Rousseau idea on women's education.