The Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions

Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?

• The king is sacred and only answers to God.

• History is a continuous struggle between social classes.

• The who are the most fit will survive and succeed.

• All individuals have natural rights.

The Enlightenment was inspired by which time period?

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Neolithic Revolution

• The Protestant Reformation

• Revolutions in Latin America

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

• to protect natural rights

• fight territorial wars

• ensure the wealth of citizens

• redistribute land

The Enlightenment and the American Revolution were both major influences on 19th century uprisings in

• The Middle East

• Latin America

• Vietnam

• Japan

The ideas of Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu most influenced

• the growing power of priests in the Roman Catholic Church

• improvements in the working conditions of factory workers

• the rise of industrial capitalism

• movements for political reform

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

• strengthened traditional institutions

• led to the Protestant Reformation

• encouraged the spread of new ideas

• rejected Renaissance individualism

Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?

• granting freedom of speech

• reinstating absolute monarchies

• separating the branches of government

• limiting natural laws

One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both

• had the support of the Roman Catholic Church

• placed great value on traditional beliefs

• emphasized the value of human reasoning

• contributed to the end of feudalism

The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of government is derived from

• divine right rulers

• the middle class

• a strong military

• those who are governed

A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for

• a return to traditional medieval ideas

• the use of reason for rational and logical thinking

• overseas expansion by western European nations

• strengthening the power of the organized religions