Enlightenment History

The Enlightenment was the use of reason guiding people's...

• thoughts in philosophy, society, and politics.

• thoughts in religion, spirituality, and Christianity.

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Around what time period did the Enlightenment occur?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

What does the word "Enlightenment" mean?

• "Into the light"

• "Into the Wild"

• "To make lighter"

• "Rebirth"

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What does the word secular mean?

• Religious

• Non-Religious

The Enlightenment thinkers believed that there could be progress in society. It was thought that humans were capable of improving the world.

• True

• False

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What was a way Enlightenment thinkers, especially philosophes, shared their ideas?

• Salads

• Saloons

• Salons

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"Philosophes" is French for...

• Potatoes

• Philosophers -_-

• Mesopotamia

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It was rare for Enlightenment thinkers to share their ideas. They never sent letters to other philosophers, and hid their ideas from society.

• True

• False

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Philosophes distrusted...

• Newspapers

• Letters from outside their kingdoms.

• Organized Religion

• Women in salons.

During the Enlightenment, most Kings and Queens believed God gave them their right to rule.

• True

• False

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