1. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT IMMANUEL KANT MEANT WHEN HE WROTE – "DARE TO KNOW! HAVE COURAGE TO USE YOUR OWN REASON!“ USE 3-5 SENTENCES AND EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER BELL WORK

2. The Thinkers behind the movement In his work The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu created the concept of separation of powers. He looked to improve society and human life through studying these laws scientifically According to Montesquieu, there were three types of government: a monarchy, a republic, and a despotism. Montesquieu believed that a government that was elected by the people was the best form of government. He believed that the success of a democracy depended upon maintaining the right balance of power and a system of checks and balances. Montesquieu

3. The Thinkers behind the movement Other famous Philosophes Philosophe is the French word for "philosopher," and was a word that the French Enlightenment thinkers usually applied to themselves Philosophes were public intellectuals dedicated to solving the real problems of the world. Voltaire Diderot Rousseau

4. The Thinkers behind the movement “My trade is to say what I think” French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher. Famous for being witty Attacked the Catholic Church, and advocated freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. Voltaire wrote plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets Voltaire

5. THE THINKERS BEHIND THE MOVEMENT Diderot is most recognized as the force behind the Encyclopédie, the foremost encyclopedia to be published in France at the eve of the French Revolution DIDEROT What Diderot accomplished was to create one of the most important books of the Eighteenth Century. For Diderot along with his contributors, the common purpose of which was "to further knowledge and, by so doing, strike a resounding blow against reactionary forces in church and state."

6. The Thinkers behind the movement JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU Jean-Jacques Rousseau, known as one of the most influential thinkers during the 18th-century European Enlightenment period. He was born on June 28, 1712, in Geneva, Switzerland. His first philosophical work, A Discourse on the Arts and Sciences, discussed how science and arts had caused the corruption of virtue and morality. Rousseau was also a composer and music theorist.