Unit 3 Study Guide: Age of Reason and Revolutions

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What type of government is the sovereignty represented by one supreme ruler?

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Absolute Monarchy

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Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote about the importance of the separation of powers?

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Montesquieu

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Which philosopher's main Enlightenment idea included protecting people's natural rights?

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Locke

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Which movement proved many church theories incorrect and led to the Catholic Church losing power?

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Scientific Revolution

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Absolute monarchs believed they received the right to rule directly from God called _______________

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divine right

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Which Enlightenment philosopher promoted the idea of a social contract between government and the people?

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Rousseau

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Which movement promoted the idea that a government's role is to protect citizens' rights? Options: Enlightenment, Protestant Reformation, Renaissance, Protestant Reformation

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Enlightenment

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Galileo confirmed which theory of Copernicus where the planets orbit the Sun?

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Heliocentric Theory

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What do Democratic Republics and Constitutional Monarchies have in common?

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people have a voice

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According to Locke and Rousseau, people can revolt and create a new social contract when a government ______________.

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violates people's natural rights