Enlightenment Review

most monarchs embraced the enlightenment and the ideas that came with it

• true

• false

Absolute Monarchs....

• Were rich

• were abusive with their power

• thought their authority to rule came from God

• all of the above

What is enlightenment?

• Using reason and logic to solve social and political problems

• Receiving the king's blessing

• Following the commands of the church

• Common sense

Which is NOT true?

• Enlightenment thinkers accepted the divine right of kings

• stressed individual rights

• Felt people should have a say in their government

• Felt government should protect the people

Many Enlightenment thinkers felt ...

• believed happiness could only be found in Heaven

• were very religious

• rejected the authority of the church

• Accepted the Bible as truth

How did enlightenment impact women?

• Women became less educated

• Women began to fight for equal rights as men

• Women were limited to work within the home

• It had no impact on women

Enlightenment played a role in...

• served as a cause of the American and French Revolutions

• Changing people's minds about the role of government

• Contributed to ideas of natural rights

• all of the above

What is a revolution?

• major change of the social or political structure of a society

• slow change over time

• when the Earth spins on its axis one time

• a new idea

How did enlightenment ideas spread?

• salons

• pamphlets

• books

• all of the above

What is the belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god?

• Natural right

• Divine right

• Social contract

• Insanity