The Enlightenment

The name of the new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of the individual to solve societal problems was

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• Geocentric theory

• Great Awakening

The philosopher who believed all people are born free and equal, with the rights to life, liberty and property

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Immanuel Kant

The term for the willingness of people to hand over their rights in order for law and order. This was popularized by Thomas Hobbes early in the Enlightenment.

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Scientific Method

• Social contract

Brilliant French Enlightenment thinker who used satire to poke fun at clergy

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

French Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that the best form of government was

• Direct democracy

• Republic

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutional monarchy

Belief that one can freely express their beliefs without fear of punishment. This was popularized by Voltaire.

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion

• No unlawful searches

• Right to life, liberty, and property

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• Power and privilege

• Money and fame

• Reason and logic

• Spirituality and power

How did Hobbes view human nature?

• We are inquisitive and industrious.

• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

• We are naturally ignorant

• We are naturally kind and helpful to others

Which of the following would be another good name for the Enlightenment?

• The Age of Reason

• The Age of Great Philosophers

• The Age of Religion

• The Age of Revolution

Believed that women deserve the same rights and opportunities as men.

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu