The Enlightenment Flashcard

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What is the heliocentric theory?

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The idea that the Sun is the center of the universe

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Who came up with the heliocentric theory?

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Copernicus

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What was John Locke's belief about people?

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People are born with a blank mind and molded by their experiences and the world around them.

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What was the spark of the Enlightenment? Options: French Revolution, English Civil War, Scientific Revolution, Industrial Revolution

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Scientific Revolution

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The Enlightenment is also known as the Age of what?

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Reason

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To Voltaire and other philosophes of the Enlightenment, the universe was like...

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A mechanical clock—a rational, orderly, and predictable system governed by natural laws

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What is the idea of a social contract?

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Individuals give up some freedoms to a government in exchange for the protection of their natural rights to life, liberty, and property

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Which is NOT a basic right found in the Magna Carta? Options: The right to due process and trial by jury, The right to a fair trial, Freedom from unlawful imprisonment and seizure of property, The right to taxation at the government's request

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The right to taxation at the government's request

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Which philosopher developed the idea of a social contract theory?

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Rousseau

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Who was called the "father of modern rationalism"?

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Descartes