Enlightenment

A direct result of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment was that people studied the concept of natural laws. The Enlightenment focused on how natural laws impacted which aspect of society?

• Medicine

• Religion

• Mathematics

• Government

Which statement would an Enlightenment thinker most likely agree?

• All successful rulers are chosen by God

• People who are truly free will always act for the common good

• The Bible holds the truths that enlightened people must believe

Which statement would an Enlightenment thinker most likely agree?

• Governments should function using the power of human reason

• Most governmental leaders consider human rights when making laws

• The universe has the earth at its center

Which statement most closely represent Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s philosophy?

• Good government must have the freedom of all its citizens as its most fundamental objective

• Governments should encourage their citizens to respect and vote for religious leaders

• Man’s law is inferior to divine law.

Which statement most closely represent Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s philosophy?

• Individuals must give up their rights

• Government attains its right to exist and to govern by “the consent of the governed.”

• A strong leader is needed to create a social contract

The economic principles developed by Adam Smith during the Enlightenment undermined which previous economic paradigm?

• Market Economy

• Mercantilism

• Feudalism

• Communism

Which phrase states what Enlightenment philosophers believed had a positive impact on politics?

• religious themes

• capitalistic goals

• natural laws

• technological advances

“… Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it …” --- Which idea from the Enlightenment is illustrated in this excerpt as a reason for the American Revolution?

• deism

• divine rights

• social contract

• invisible hand of the people

One of the main beliefs of the Enlightenment was...

• Each individual's pursuit of economic self-interest in a free economy would promote the prosperity of the entire society.

• Governments should regulate the production of goods to promote the success of the nation.

• Rulers receive their power from God, which is known as Divine Right.

One of the main beliefs of the Enlightenment was...

• People are endowed with natural rights such as life, liberty, and property.

• Governments should regulate the production of goods to promote the success of the nation.

• Rulers receive their power from God, which is known as Divine Right.