Enlightenment Part 1

Life, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of Happiness

• anarchy

• divine rights of kings

• natural rights

• absolute monarchy

What did Thomas Hobbes believe?

• Humans should hurt other humans

• Humans are all so kind and wonderful

• Humans should go to church every day

• Humans were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedy

Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Hobbes

• Locke

This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors.

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

A government leader who has all the power

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Seperation of Powers

Who developed the idea of the three branches of government?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

Prior to the Enlightenment, what theory did people use to justify the power of kings?

• Divine Right

• Natural Rights

• Logic and Reason

• Autocracy

Before the Enlightenment, the most practiced form of government was:

• Democracy

• Totalitarianism

• Communism

• Absolute Monarchy

What type of government is it if the leader inherits his/her position?

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

Which type of government is being described? Mufasa, the king has died. Simba is the heir to the throne. Simba's wicked uncle plots to become the pride's new king.

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy