Enlightenment # 1,.Locke

The Age of Enlightenment began

• Before Exploration
• During Prehistoric Times
• After the American Revolution
• In the 17th Century

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege
• money and fame
• good looks and charm
• reason and logic

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Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of: 

• Supreme Law
• Divine Right
• Their Opinion
• Poor Judgement

The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:

• A period when scientists embraced the teachings of the Church
• The time when the Catholic Church empathized most with scientists 
• period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church
•  Scientific property invented by astrophysicists to explain the rotation of the Earth

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it, turn it down.

• True
• False

Natural Rights

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Freedom
• Rights to say what we want, when we want to.

What is another name for the Enlightenment?

• The Age of Reason
• The Age of Great Philosophers
• The Age of Religion
• The Age of Revolution

According to John Locke, why are governments created?

• God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
• People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
• People set up governments to protect their lives and property
• Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?

• Montesquire
• Locke
• Voltaire
• Rousseau