The Enlightenment and Revolutions in Europe

During which years was the Enlightenment occurring in the world?

• 1500-1599

• 1600-1699

• 1700-1799

• 1800-1899

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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Natural Rights

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

People give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights in the ...

• Scientific Revolution

• Age of Reason

• State of Nature

• Social Contract

Select the 3 Philosophers whose ideas were generated during The Enlightenment.

• Locke

• Newton

• Kepler

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.

• Checks and Balances

• Liberty

• Separation of Powers

• Checks of Power

How did Montesquieu influence the creation of the United States?

• James Madison added separation of powers in the Constitution

• James Madison gave each branch the power to limit the other 2 branches.

• James Madison modeled the roles of the 3 branches after Montesquieu's writing.

• James Madison added Montesquieu's ideas on Liberty to the Constitution.

The French writer, Voltaire, supported--

• Having social contract

• Having a government with the separation of powers

• Having freedom of speech

• Having freedom of religion

Who is recognized as the founder of the women's rights movement?

• Mary Shelley

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Jane Austen

• Eleanor Roosevelt