2. * Montesquieu was born on January 19th, 1689 near Bordeaux.(Bok) * His family was noble and prosperous.(Bok) * In 1755, Montesquieu died of a fever in Paris.(Bok) * His full name was Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron of la Brède and of Montesquieu.(Bok)

3. * He went to school at the Oratorian Collège de Juilly, got a law degree from the University of Bordeaux in 1708, and travelled to Paris to continue his legal studies.(Bok)

4. * “The Spirit of Laws” was a major influence on the political theory. It described the idea of separation of powers in the government.(Pangle) * Another great political literary work by Montesquieu is “Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline” which described past governments that influence ours today. (Lowenthal) * “The Persian Letters” was one of his philosophical literary works.(Pangle)

5. * Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers in government. He also believed in having a separated government rather than a monarchy, or absolute power. Having a separated government would allow for more communication over issues, and for each branch to keep each other in check.(Shackleton) * “Abandoning the classical divisions of his predecessors into monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, Montesquieu produced his own analysis and assigned to each form of government an animating principle: the republic, based on virtue; the monarchy, based on honour; and despotism, based on fear.” (Shackleton)

6. * Bok, Hilary, "Baron de Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL =. * Pangle, Thomas. "A Montesquieu GPS." Jack Miller Center. Copyright © 2009 Jack Miller Center, Monday, December 21st, 2009. Web. 5 Mar 2012.. * Shackleton, Robert. "Masterpieces of World Literature." a world history of art. © Copyright, n.d. Web. 5 Mar 2012.. * Image on slide one found at: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=montesquieu&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en- us:IE- SearchBox&biw=1280&bih=819&tbm=isch&tbnid=kTB4Hgoq0CgyLM:&imgrefurl=http://ar310.blogspot.com/2 011/11/montesquieu.html&docid=HuQa9lkZWYcFjM&imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/- Qdgb_8dVZK4/TtOXUv49OAI/AAAAAAAAASc/KpmFQvlf_Ak/s1600/famosos_montesquieu-romadhon_byar- ar310.jpg&w=215&h=242&ei=0s9UT- qRO6Hu0gGW4r3eDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&dur=20&sig=102420657021319480763&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=145 &start=0&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0&tx=62&ty=124&vpx=551&vpy=315&hovh=193&hovw=172 * Image on slide two found at: http://www.upoli.edu.ni/cielac/img/doc11.jpg * Image on slide three found at: http://www.notrefamille.com/cartes-postales-photos/cartes-postales- photos-College-de-Juilly-JUILLY-77230-4497-20070917-v1o6t9v4s1l8s5d3h3j1.jpg-1-maxi.jpghttp://www.notrefamille.com/cartes-postales-photos/cartes-postales- photos-College-de-Juilly-JUILLY-77230-4497-20070917-v1o6t9v4s1l8s5d3h3j1.jpg-1-maxi.jpg * Image on slide four found at: http://www.manhattanrarebooks- history.com/images/autumn2007/Montesquie%20Spirit%20Gray%20435.jpghttp://www.manhattanrarebooks- history.com/images/autumn2007/Montesquie%20Spirit%20Gray%20435.jpg * Image on slide five found at: http://www.ira-einhorn.com/gallery/views/separationofpowers.gifhttp://www.ira-einhorn.com/gallery/views/separationofpowers.gif * Lowenthal, David. " Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline." constitution.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Mar 2012..