Absolutism and Enlightenment

Enlightened thinkers of the 17th and 18th centuries based their beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege

• money and fame

• Church and Absolutism

• reason and logic

The English political philosopher who argued all humans are born with natural rights including life, liberty, and property was

• Jean Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• John Locke

The French political philosopher who believed in separating powers of government into different branches to avoid abuse of power was

• Jean Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• John Locke

The philosophical idea that people give up rights in exchange for law, order, and protection is called the

• Magna Carta

• Scientific method

• Great Awakening

• Social contract

Thomas Hobbes supported which form of government?

• A republic

• A direct democracy

• An absolute monarchy

• He argued against any form of government. (Anarchy)

Also known as the "Sun King, " this absolute monarch transformed France into a European superpower in the 17th century?

• Charles I

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Napoleon III

The westernization and modernization of Russia came mostly through

• Sweden's invasion of Russia

• Actions and policies of Peter the Great

• The Edict of Nantes

• The October Revolution by Vladimir Lenin

The belief that authority to rule comes directly from God

• Limited Monarchy

• Absolutism

• Divine Right

• God's Plan

An absolute monarch and King of Spain who advanced Catholic power throughout the world.

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Philip II

The application of science and reason to understand the world resulted in the 1700s being known for the

• New Deal

• The Progressive Movement

• The Enlightenment

• The Age of Exploration