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Age of Enlightenment

Age of Enlightenment

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What did people believe would lead to improvements in society during the Enlightenment?

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Faith and tradition

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Military power

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Reason and logic

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Economic wealth

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Multiple Choice

Which era is NOT mentioned as an influence on Enlightenment thinkers?

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Ancient Greeks and Romans

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The Reformation

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The history of Christianity

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The Middle Ages

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Multiple Choice

What is another name for the Enlightenment?

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The Age of Reason

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The Age of Darkness

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The Age of Enlightenment

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The Age of Ignorance

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According to Enlightenment ideas, humans are unique because of their ability to ______.

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Who started fighting for women's equality during the Enlightenment?

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Adam Smith

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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John Locke

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Thomas Hobbes

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Multiple Choice

What did Adam Smith believe about government control of the economy?

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The government should control the economy

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The government shouldn't control the economy

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The government should have partial control of the economy

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The government should control only the trade

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Multiple Choice

What significant work did Locke publish?

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The Social Contract

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Two Treatises on Government

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The Republic

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The Wealth of Nations

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What natural rights did Locke believe in for all people?

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Right to vote and freedom of speech

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Right to education and healthcare

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Right to life, liberty, and property; freedom of religion

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Right to work and leisure

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Multiple Choice

Which French philosopher poked fun at religious intolerance and believed in freedom of speech?

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Voltaire

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Denis Diderot

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Montesquieu

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Multiple Choice

Who edited the Encyclopedia to share information with the world?

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Voltaire

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Denis Diderot

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Montesquieu

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Multiple Choice

What form of government became clear was needed?

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Democracy

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Oligarchy

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Monarchy

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Feudalism

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Which of the following is NOT one of the branches in Montesquieu's separation of powers?

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Executive

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Judicial

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Legislative

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Military

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According to Rousseau, what is the government's job?

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To create laws that help the people and to listen to what the people want

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To maintain absolute power

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To enforce divine right

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To expand territory

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What is the result of combining the ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau

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Monarchy

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Democracy

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Oligarchy

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Feudalism

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