The Enlightenment

When was 'the Enlightenment?'

• 1685 - 1815

• 1700 - 2000

• 1570 - 1776

• 1618 - 1917

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 movement coincided with the Enlightenment and ALSO challenged the power of the Catholic Church in Europe?

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Great Awakening

• The Diet of Worms

• The Protestant Reformation

The Enlightenment is

• a time of rebirth

• a time when science ruled

• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world

• a time when technology ruled

Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal

• Voltaire

• Jane Addams

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Abigail Smith

Montesquieu created which idea of government?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Despotism

• Absolutism

French Enlightenment philosopher who strongly believed in freedom of speech and religion

• Voltaire

• Denis Diderot

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• John Locke

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?

• Montesquire
• Locke
• Voltaire
• Rousseau

According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?

• kings
• God
• military
• people

What document did John Locke's ideas influence?

• English Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Great Charter
• Magna Carter