The Enlightenment

Which legacy tradition of the Scientific Revolution helped set the foundation for the Enlightenment?

• Questioning traditional beliefs

• Arts and creativity

• Religious reform

• Legacy of Feudalism and serfdom

Which philosophy from the Renaissance influenced the Enlightenment?

• Exploration

• Humanism

• Realpolitik

• Scientific method

John Locke believed in what three natural rights?

• Life, Liberty, & Property

• Life, Equality, & Happiness

• Liberty, Equality, & Fraternite

• Live Free, Die Hard

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that this ability is unique to humans.

• the ability to Reason
• the ability to Think
• the ability to follow natural laws
• the ability to feel emotions

Who wrote the Social Contract?

• Galileo Galilei

• King Louis XVI

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

______________________ was the inspiration for freedom of speech and religion in modern western constitutions

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

People in a society give up some of their rights in exchange for protection.

• Social Contract
• Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• Revolution

John Locke's  belief that you are born with no knowledge.  You gain knowledge through your life experiences. 

• Blank Slate - Tabula Rosa
• Infantile Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• Social Contract

This thinker believed in the separation of powers within a government.  Each part should have check and balances over the other parts.

• Montesquieu
• Wollstancraft
• Locke
• Voltaire

This thinker believed that humanity was inherently evil.  Laws and governments are needed to protect people from each other. 

• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Roussoue
• Voltaire