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WorksheetsEnlightenment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the Age of Reason?
Revolutions
Mercantilism
Enlightenment
Buddhism
John Locke believed in what three natural rights?
Life, Liberty, & Property
Life, Equality, & Happiness
Liberty, Equality, & Fraternite
Live Free, Die Hard
The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:
Unalienable Rights
Essential Rights
Natural Rights
Original Rights
How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers most influence popular revolutions in France and in the United States?
by explaining that society could be improved through scientific discovery
by challenging the belief in the divine right of kings
by stressing the importance of military strength
by examining other countries as models of self-government
How are the Renaissance and the Enlightenment similar?
produced major cultural changes
limited technological advancements
encouraged traditional values
ignored individual achievements
During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...
the level of control they should have over their government
the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit
how their food crops should be grown
how their houses should be arranged
According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
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
Why did some Enlightenment thinks fear democracy?
They were afraid of angering the Catholic Church
They were afraid of entering into a social contract
They did not understand the difference between monarchy and democracy
They were afraid of what would happen if mobs of uneducated people were allowed to vote
