| A | B |
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| Absolute monarch | A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control society. |
| Divine right | The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and answer only to God. |
| Enlightenment | A movement when thinkers attempted to apply reason to all aspects of life. |
| Leviathan | A powerful sea monster. |
| Social contract | An agreement between people and the government that organizes society. |
| Natural rights | They are liberties that all people are born with such as life, liberty, and property. |
| Philosophe | A group of thinkers or philosophers who lived in France during the Enlightenment. |
| Separation of powers | The division of governmental power amongst different branches. |
| Salon | A social gathering of intellectuals, usually held in the homes of wealthy women in Paris. |
| Enlightened Despot | A monarch inspired by the Enlightenment to respect the rights of the people. |
