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WorksheetsEnlightenment, Absolute monarchs and French Revolution
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 7mins
The belief that monarchs were given the power to rule from God and that they were God's representative on earth
Divine Power
Divine Right
Royal Authority
Kingly Rule
The right to life, liberty and property
natural rights
rights by law
positive rights
constitutional rights
A french philosopher who believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church. He advocated for religious freedom.
Rousseau
Montesuieu
Hobbes
Voltaire
An enlightenment philosopher who said that: -All men are created equal
-Men are born with natural rights (life, liberty and property.)
-Government exists to protect citizens rights
-People have the right to overthrow a tyrannical government
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Rousseau
Voltaire
A French enlightenment philosopher who advocated for the seperation of powers in government. He thought government should be divided into different branches so each branch could have powers limit the powers of the other branches of government.
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Locke
Voltaire
A french enlightenment philosopher whose formulation of social contract theory and ideals of popular soverignty influenced the enlightenment across Europe and America.
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
Hobbes
An enlightenment philosopher who believed that all men are naturally evil.
-Government exists to control the population and everyone must give up their rights to the government for protection
Locke
Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Mary Wolstonecraft
A well know social critic, women should decide what's in their own interest, only education could give women tools they need to compete with men.
Women do have duties but should have rights.
Mary Wolstonecraft
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
A government in which the king of queen has absolute power
Democracy
Constutional Monarchy
Republic
Absolute Monarchy
Which are characterisitics of absolute monarchies?
-belief in divine right of kings
-shares power with a lawmaking body of gov't
-citizens have greater freedoms
-Rulers have total control over their country
-rulers do not believe in divine right of kings
-Rulers have total control over their country
-Belief in divine right of kings
-Monarchs rule for life and power is passed down to children
-Citizens vote on the ruler
-belief in divine right of kings
-rulers have control over their country
Causes of Absolute Monarchies
-rulers regulated religion to control spread of ideas
-Growth of large armies to support the monarch
-Catholic Church loses power after Reformation
-High taxes on peasants to pay for armies
-Rulers had large courts to appear powerful and control nobles
-Catholic Church loses power after Reformation
-Wars over land and religion created fear
-Rulers had large courts to appear powerful and control nobles
What concept was the belief in "divine right" used to support?
absolute rule
freedom of speech
separation of church and state
waging war for religious purposes
Adam Smith is often referred to as:
"Father of Democracy"
"Father of Socialism"
"The Father of Capitalism"
"The Father of Communism"
What concept did Rousseau develop regarding the relationship between government and the governed?
Divine Right
Social Contract
Separation of Powers
Natural Selection
What did Denis Diderot co-found during the Enlightenment?
The printing press
the first university
The Social Contract theory
The Encyclopédie
What did John Locke believe people had the right to do if a government became tyrannical?
Pray for divine intervention
Accept the ruler's authority
Overthrow the government
Move to another country
Enlightened thinkers based philosophical beliefs on what two thing?
money and fame
reason and logic
power and privilege
prestige and admirage
The goal of the Enlightenment writers was to
uphold the Divine Right Theory
Limit the government from interfering with the rights of the people
increase support for European military conquests
Support European monarchs
When the government agrees to protect the nautral rights and citizens agree to abide by the laws and respect their leaders, they have a
Right to Rebel
Seperation of Church and State
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
Which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are in the the Declaration of Independence?
Montesquiue
John Locke
Voltaire
Adam Smith
Which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are in the Bill of Rights?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Rousseau
Checks and blances
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
laws that govern human nature
a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct.
An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed
