The Enlightenment Ideas

What is the Enlightenment often referred to as?

• The Age of Discovery

• The Dark Ages

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Reason

Which concept did Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau all write about?

• The Theory of Evolution

• The Social Contract

• The Divine Right of Kings

• The Principle of Separation of Powers

What did Thomas Hobbes believe about the nature of people?

• People are naturally indifferent

• People are naturally social

• People are naturally evil

• People are naturally good

What type of government did John Locke believe was best?

• Limited monarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Oligarchy

True or False:

Natural rights were rights that everyone had that could not be taken away. Such as life, liberty, and property. 

• True

• False

What did Rousseau believe was corrupted by government and society?

• Technological advancements

• People

• Economic systems

• Natural resources

What did Montesquieu identify as a unique feature of the English government?

• The divine right to rule

• The feudal system

• The separation of powers

• The right to bear arms

What did the Enlightenment thinkers use to figure out how humans and their governments interacted?

• Astrology

• Reason

• Mythology

• Religion

What did Hobbes believe would happen in a state without government?

• People would live in harmony

• People would live in fear of each other

• Economic prosperity for all

• Technology would advance rapidly

Which 3 countries had revolutions that were influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

• England

• France

• The United States

• Italy

• Mexico