8th Grade Homework 7

A movement led by individuals who believed that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society.

• Enlightenment

• Great Awakening

A religious revival led by traveling ministers who used emotion and energy to make their sermons more exciting and persuasive.

• Enlightenment

• Great Awakening

Which of the following was NOT one of the leaders of the Great Awakening?

• George Whitefield

• Jonathan Edwards

• John Locke

Which philosopher came up with the idea of the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jonathan Edwards

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

Who wrote "Common Sense?"

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

In what region of the 13 Colonies did the Great Awakening begin?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Which philosopher proposed the idea of the separation of powers (3 branches of government)?

• John Locke

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which philosopher believed that the way to improve society was by improving the education system.

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Hobbes

• Cesare Beccaria

• Mary Wollstonecraft

Which philosopher wrote "Social Contract?"

• Cesare Beccaria

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Which philosopher was remembered for his fight for civil rights in France?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Thomas Paine