Enlightenment, Absolutism, and Revolution

What did Enlightenment thinkers question that people previously took for granted?

• Traditional authority

• The teachings of the Catholic Church

• The right of Kings to rule over common people without their say

• All of the above

What was the other name for French Enlightenment thinkers?

• Hon hon hon intelligente

• Philosopherrs

• Galaxie Brain

• Philosophes

This philosopher firmly believed that life, liberty and property were natural rights of all people. He inspired the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

This philosopher was the first to propose two major features of modern American government - Separation of powers and Checks & Balances

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Olympe de Gouges

• John Locke

This philosopher had a negative view of human nature, believing that people were generally greedy and selfish.

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Cesare Beccaria

• Thomas Hobbes

Who was Louis XIV?

• This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

• This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

• This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

• This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

The theory justifying a monarch's rule by God's authority is called

• laissez-faire
• totalitarianism
• predestination
• divine right

This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.

• Phillip II
• Louis XIV
• Frederick the Great
• James II

Which group was granted religious freedom by the issuing of the Edict of Nantes? 

• Presbyterians
• Huguenots
• Catholics
• Lutherans

Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?

• English Bill of Rights
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Declaration of the Rights of Man