ENLIGHTENMENT THINKERS

What is the Enlightenment?

• A period of scientific discoveries

• A movement that applied scientific principles to society and government

• A religious revolution

• A political uprising

What inspired Enlightenment thinkers?

• Monarchies

• The Renaissance and Reformation

• Science and its goal of understanding the laws of nature

• Religious beliefs

Who believed that people are inherently selfish and that governments are created to make decisions for society?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• Thomas Hobbes

Who argued that the basis of government was a social contract and that people have the right to overthrow a government that fails to protect their natural rights?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Who argued for a three-part system of government with a separation of powers?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Who believed that people are corrupted by society and argued for a political system based on the will of the people?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which quote best demonstrates what would happen if people lived in a state of nature?

• "Without government, our lives would be nasty, brutish, and short!"
• "To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them"
• "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
• "Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience."

During which years was the Enlightenment occurring in the world?

• 1701 - 1788

• 1776 - 1865

• 1715 - 1789

• 1987 - 2017

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 philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.

• True
• False