Enlightenment

• Printing Press: A machine that could print books and other documents.
• Scientific Revolution: A period in which new ideas and discoveries in science and technology were made.
• Life, Liberty, Property (John Locke): one's own life & death, freedom, owning things.
• Social Contract (John Locke): People are born with natural rights and the government is created to protect those rights
• Separation of Powers (Baron de Montesquieu): The three branches of government are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
• Education for Women (Mary Wollstonecraft): Women should be educated to be able to make their own decisions.