Enlightenment Thinkers Video Review

What is the Enlightenment?

• A time period of huge changes in the world

• A type of government ruled by kings

• A religious movement in Europe

• A revolution in the United States

What is the concept of absolute monarchy?

• A government ruled by a council of elders

• A government ruled by religious leaders

• A government ruled by a king with unlimited power

• A government ruled by the people

Where did absolute monarchs believe they got their power from?

• The Enlightenment thinkers

• The divine right from God

• The church

• The people

According to Thomas Hobbes, what are people like?

• Kind and generous

• Intelligent and rational

• Evil and selfish

• Good and selfless

What did John Locke believe people were born with?

• A desire for power

• Blind obedience to the king

• Evil and selfish tendencies

• Natural rights

What are the three basic natural rights according to John Locke?

• Happiness, peace, and love

• Life, liberty, and property

• Wealth, power, and fame

• Equality, justice, and freedom

What was Montesquieu's idea about government?

• A government should be ruled by the church

• A government should separate powers

• A government should have absolute power

• A government should protect natural rights

What is the concept of a social contract according to Rousseau?

• A contract between the government and the church

• A contract between different religious groups

• A contract between the government and the people

• A contract between the people and the king

What did Voltaire believe about the separation of church and state?

• separation to have tolerance in society

• separation to have jobs in society

• separation to have money in society

• separation to have security in society

What major revolution took place in the American colonies?

• Russian Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• French Revolution

• American Revolution