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WorksheetsEnlightenment and Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Life, liberty, property are examples of
natural rights
social contract
state of nature
enlightenment
Enlightenment philosophers directly criticized the power of _______ Monarchs
Absolute
Enlightened
Malevolent
Russian
What is a Salon?
a place to have your hair styled
A gathering of people primarily to discuss ideas of the philosophes
place where people gathered to share paintings of animals in tiny hats
place where people gathered to worship
This philosopher believed there should be separate branches of government
Locke
Montesquieu
Rosseau
Voltaire
People give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights in the ...
Scientific Revolution
Age of Reason
State of Nature
Social Contract
Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?
Nothing, people must obey the government
The people would have a right to revolt
The people would be returned to a state of nature
People would be forced to enter into a social contract
Who did the Enlightenment thinkers have the greatest impact on?
The writers of the Bible
The writers of the U.S. Constitution
The writers of the Hunger Games
Latin American citizens who later elected their governments
Locke had a large influence on ________________ who ended up writing the Declaration of Independence and using Locke's words.
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got their power to rule
from Congress / Parliament
from the people (democratic elections)
from the worldwide web
from God (divine right)
who was an inventor of one of the first telescopes?
Ptolemy
Nicolaus
Galileo
Abraham Lincon
The invention of the _______________________ helped spread old and new ideas
Printing Press
Microscope
Thermometer
John Locke believed in what three natural rights?
Life, Liberty, & Property
Life, Equality, & Happiness
Liberty, Equality, & Fraternite
Live Free, Die Hard
Who used a telescope to further support the Heliocentric Theory?
Galileo Galilei
Nicolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Rene Descartes
Which of the following would be another good name for the Enlightenment?
The Age of Reason
The Age of Great Philosophers
The Age of Religion
The Age of Revolution
According to what you have learned, who said women should be treated as equal as men?
Hillary Clinton
Barbara Walters
Mary Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
Which philosopher thought that government should be separated into separate branches to protect the people’s freedom?
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Benjamin Franklin
John Locke
Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?
The existence of natural laws was rejected.
Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.
New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.
The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.
Which pair of ideas were central to the Scientific Revolution?
social stability and economic self-sufficiency
observation and experimentation
technology and military expansion
scarcity and interdependence
Prior to the Scientific Revolution, who was the center of European power and knowledge?
the Catholic Church
the peasants
the merchants
political parties
3. Which statement represents a key idea directly associated with John Locke’s Two Treatises
of Government?
Freedom of speech should be denied.
The king’s power on Earth comes from God.
All people are born with the right to life, liberty, and property.
Individuals acting in their own self-interest will achieve economic success.
3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the
consent of the governed
equal distribution of wealth
religious values of the people
separation of nationalities
Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?
The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.
Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.
Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.
The Columbian exchange occurred.
Which political philosophy is best supported by both documents?
Rule of law represents a social contract with the people.
Tyranny encourages liberty and security.
Separation of powers guarantees people fair treatment.
Oppression promotes the general will.
The idea that all people are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property is most directly associated with the writings of
(1) Baron de Montesquieu
(2) Thomas Hobbes
(3) Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
(4) John Locke
