The Enlightenment

During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...

• the level of control they should have over their government

• the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit

• how their food crops should be grown

• how their houses should be arranged

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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The Enlightenment is

• a time of rebirth
• a time when science ruled
• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
• a time when technology ruled

What is another name for the Enlightenment?

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

Select the 3 Philosophers who's ideas CLEARLY are present in our system of Gov't today.....

• Locke

• Newton

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

The Age of Enlightenment began

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

Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? 

• Catholic Church
• Roman Gods
• Baptist ministers
• The Queen of Spain

Belief that no religion should run or make laws for a government.

• Separation of Church and State
• Freedom of Religion
• Separation of Powers
• Religious tolerance

Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

The Encyclopedie was published to

• A) propose a new plan of government for France 
• B) inspire peasants to rise up against the ruling class 
• C) spread Enlightenment ideas as widely as possible 
• D) improve the study of literature by the middle class