Enlightenment

A philosophical and intellectual movement in 18th century Europe that led to a change in the way people looked at government was known as

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

Which other important revolution helped lead to the Enlightenment?

• The Scientific Revoluiton

• The Neolithic Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The American Revolution

The idea that people give up some freedom to their government in order to have a stable (safe & secure) society is known as

• Natural Rights

• Divine Right

• The Social Contract

• Absolutism

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau mean when he wrote: "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains"?

• No one knows

• He meant that people exist to serve their government

• He meant that slavery should be allowed around the world

• He meant that in order for people to be free they had to follow certain rules & laws

During the Enlightenment, many Europeans believed they solve many of the world's problems using:

• Steam powered machines

• Math and Science

• The human mind: logic and reason

• Hard work and determination

Thomas Hobbes believed that people were

• Generally good and moral

• Cruel, selfish, and greedy

• Childlike and incapable of self-control

• Cute

Because Thomas Hobbes believed that people were greedy, selfish, and cruel, he thought the best type of government was:

• a democracy chosen by the people

• no government at all

• one that had absolute power over the people

• based upon the teachings of the Catholic Church

Rights that all people are born with are known as

• Natural Rights

• Civil RIghts

• Human Rights

• Birth Rights

Life, Liberty, Property

• Huh?

• Yes please

• Natural Rights

• Enumerated Rights

Which individual believed people had the right to overthrow their government if it failed to protect their rights?

• John Locke

• Karl Marx

• Thomas Hobbes

• Niccolo Machiavelli