Enlightenment and Revoluition Vocab

What is a social contract?

• The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.

• A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.

• A book written by Thomas Hobbes in 1681.

• An agreement by members of society to cooperate for the benefit of society.

Who wrote the book 'The Leviathan'?

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

What is an enlightened despot?

• A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.

• The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.

• An agreement by members of society to cooperate for the benefit of society.

• A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.

What is sovereignty?

• A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.

• The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.

• A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.

• A gathering of people in the 17th & 18th centuries that discussed trendy Enlightened topics, art, society, and politics.

What are natural laws?

• A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.

• A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.

• A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.

• A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.

What is baroque?

• An agreement by members of society to cooperate for the benefit of society.

• The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.

• A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.

• A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.

What is separation of powers?

• A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.

• A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.

• A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.

• A model of government in which the power is split into various branches that share the power equally.

What is rationalism?

• A gathering of people in the 17th & 18th centuries that discussed trendy Enlightened topics, art, society, and politics.

• A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.

• A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.

• A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.

What is a revolution?

• A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.

• A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.

• A book written by Thomas Hobbes in 1681.

• The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.

What is a salon?

• A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.

• A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.

• A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.

• A gathering of people in the 17th & 18th centuries that discussed trendy Enlightened topics, art, society, and politics.