Key Concepts of Enlightenment Thinkers

Who are considered the grandfathers of the Enlightenment?

• Descartes and Bacon

• Newton and Galileo

• Locke and Hobbes

• Kant and Hume

Rationalism emphasizes that knowledge is primarily derived from ______.

• Sensory experience

• Innate ideas

• Logical reasoning

• Divine inspiration

Which of the following was emphasized during the Enlightenment?

• A) Faith over reason

• B) Tradition over experience

• C) Reason and experience over faith and tradition

• D) Science over technology.

Galileo Galilei is known for which major work?

• New Astronomy

• Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

• The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

• Optics

Fill in the blank: Isaac Newton's major work is known as the ________ of Natural Philosophy.

• Principles

• Laws

• Optics

• Mechanics

What is the belief of Thomas Hobbes regarding the state of nature?

• All things are possible

• Humans are naturally good

• Humans are inherently selfish and violent

• Society is peaceful.

According to John Locke, humans have a natural right to ______.

• Be selfish

• Be violent

• Liberty

• Rule others.

Which colony was founded in 1607 for economic purposes?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New York

• Georgia

The colony of Massachusetts was founded in 1620 for ________ purposes.

• Economic

• Religious

• Political

• Social

Which of the following is a characteristic of the New England colonial region?

• Hot summers

• Cold winters

• Flat lands

• Tropical climate