The Enlightenment in Europe

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Which of these revolutions occurred first? Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, French Revolution

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Scientific Revolution

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The intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to improve government was called:

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the Enlightenment

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Who wrote in his book, Leviathan, that the people needed a strong, powerful ruler?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes believed that the best form of government was: Constitutional monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, absolute monarchy

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absolute monarchy

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John Locke's view of human nature was largely:

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positive

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Locke believed that all people were born with 3 "Natural Rights" from God that no one could take away. These rights consisted of all of the following except: Life, Liberty, Property.

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Pursuit of Happiness

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What did Locke believe was the main job of the government?

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To protect people's rights

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Inspired by Locke's ideas, the American colonists won independence from _________________ in 1783.

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Britain

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Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment philosopher? Mary Wollstonecraft, Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, James Watt

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James Watt

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For which of the following is Voltaire best known? For inventing the idea of separation of powers, For being executed for protesting for women;s rights, For writing a famous set of Enlightenment Encyclopedias, For being jailed in France for criticizing the king

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For being jailed in France for criticizing the king