3.1 De verlichting 2.0

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

The Enlightenment

Society of estates

* Groups-> estates

* Birth determined your estate

- Important positions

- Privileges

- No taxes

New ideas about good government

* Criticism of:

- Society of estates

- Absolutism

* Freedom and equalty

 

Solve inequeality

* Rousseau: democracy

* Montesquieu:

* eparation of powers

1. Legislative power 

- Assembly

2. Executive power

- King and government

3. Judicial power

- Judges

Reaction of absolute rulers

* Criticism of the government or the church

* Censorship

* Public debate

* lots of people in society talked about ideas

Who had absolute power?

1. Willem Alexander
2. William II
3. Louis XIV

Enlightend thinking is al about:

1. Asking questions
2. Using your own mind
3. Observe

Why was the third estate unhappy?

How did you get into a estate?

Consist of:

Clergy

Nobility

Rich civilians

Farmers

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

Second estate

Third estate

First estate

Make the assignment of paragraph 3.1