The Enlightenment Review

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

• the amount of control government should have over the people

• how gravity controls the Sun and the planets

• how new irrigation methods could improve crop development

• economics and the role of banks on society

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

• True
• False

According to John Locke, what three elements make up Natural Rights?

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Assembly, Petition, and Religion

• Speech, Religion, and Voting

According to Enlightenment thinker 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

In a ______, people give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights.

• Scientific Revolution

• Age of Reason

• State of Nature

• Social Contract

______________________ believed in religious freedom and freedom of speech.

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

Which one of Thomas Jefferson's documents was influenced by ideas of the Enlightenment?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of Virginia

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

The Age of Enlightenment began

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

Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”

• Democracy

• A Republic

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy