This was the intellectual movement (i.e. a change in thinking) that dominated the 1700s (18th century) in which thinkers applied the principles of reason/logic and the Scientific method to aspects of human behavior, especially government and social organization.

In general, in what century did the Enlightenment take place in Europe and it's colonies in the Americas?

In general, when did the Enlightenment take place in Europe and their colonies in the Americas?

All of the following are other ways of referring to the Enlightenment period EXCEPT:

Who are the two most well-known composers of the Classical Music Period during the Age of Enlightenment?

Hint: these guys were influenced by and came after the Baroque Period of the 1600s...

What do we call the MUSICAL PERIOD of the Enlightenment which dominated the 1700s (and came AFTER the Baroque period of the 1600s?)

What was the artistic and ARCHITECTURAL movement that developed during the Enlightenment (after the Baroque period)?

Hint: All of our most important government buildings are Washington D.C. are in this style!!!

Our "founding fathers" and their ideas/values that they put into founding the USA were all deeply shaped by ________.

Hint: think Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, etc.

If you only knew ONE date in American History it should be the year ______ in which we declared our break with England/Britain to become an independent country.

Hint: this occurred during the Enlightenment and was largely caused by Enlightenment ideas!

This Enlightenment document was written mainly by Thomas Jefferson and contains MANY Enlightenment ideas which were used to justify the 13 New England colonies breaking from England/Britain/King George III.

This person is widely considered the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment. This ITALIAN philosopher emphasized individual dignity within the criminal justice system and argued against the use of torture and capital punishment.

All of the following are ideas that were developed during the Enlightenment and are in and protected by our US Constitution EXCEPT:

This Enlightenment thinker argued that, logically, that because women are also human and could reason, they should have access to the same rights that Enlightenment men argued humans should have.

This Enlightenment philosopher and writer wrote the "Vindication of the Rights of Women" which argued that both men and women should have access to the SAME rights.

This person is considered to be one of the earliest modern feminists

(feminism = belief in equality of men and women).

Enlightenment thinkers argued that all rulers should embrace Enlightenment ideas, rule justly, and believe that people had rights.

Monarchs who did this were known as Enlightened Despots.

Two of the most famous Enlightened Despots were Frederick the Great of Prussia and _____________ of Russia.

During the Age of Reason (the Enlightenment) and the Scientific Revolution, thinkers argued that HUMANS could discover truth through ________ and didn't have to continue to rely on traditional supernatural/spiritual/religious explanations of natural and human behavior.

(e.g. they didn't have to continue to believe earthquakes and plagues were caused by God as punishment for sins, etc.)

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment discouraged _________ and encouraged _______.

Some of the most important Enlightenment ideas are found in the first ten amendments of the US Constitution which are referred to as _________.

This Enlightenment document contains many of the most important Enlightenment ideas including: Montesquieu's ideas of separation of powers, Voltaire's ideas of freedom of thought, expression and religion, as well as Locke's ideas of natural rights to life, liberty, and property.

What is this Enlightenment document?

ALL of the following ideas that grew out of the Enlightenment/Age of Reason are in the US Constitution EXCEPT:

All of the following values grew out of and are associated with the Enlightenment/Age of Reason EXCEPT:

All of the American values that are stated in the US Constitution (especially in the First Ten Amendments/Bill of Rights) all originated during ____________.

Our American values of freedoms and rights are all a result of ideas and thoughts that were developed during ___________.

Two of the most famous English/British Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers whose ideas heavily influenced/shaped the US Constitution are ____________ and ___________.

Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were all instrumental in developing the idea that all members of society enter into an implicit agreement to cooperate for social benefits and the common good.

This is known as ______________.

Hint: In other words, we give up certain individual freedoms/liberties in order to create an organized and safe society.

When you follow the traffic laws (such as the speed limit and staying on the road) even when you are personally in a HUGE hurry, you are helping to keep order and other society members safe.

This is a good example of following a ______, which is a major idea from the Enlightenment on which our country is founded.

Giving up some individual liberties/choices for the sake of the common good is the definition of __________

Example: Paying your taxes to the government so services and programs can be provided for everyone (even though you want to keep your money).

The Enlightenment grew out of the ____________ in which humans used logic and reason to try to understand the physical world around them rather than explain phenomenon using traditional superstitions and belief in supernatural interference.

The Scientific Revolution was a period in which old assumptions about the natural/physical world were questioned and replaced with conclusions based on logic and reason (Scientific Method).

The ENLIGHTENMENT, which grew out of the Scientific Revolution, DID NOT focus on the physical world, BUT RATHER on __________.

Two MAJOR events at the end of the 1700s which were encouraged and largely caused by Enlightenment ideas. These events were ________ and ________.

All of the following are famous FRENCH philosophes (philosophers/thinkers) of the Enlightenment EXCEPT:

________ were regular private gatherings where people of similar class, interests, and values came together to discuss literature, politics, philosophy, the arts, and current events etc.

Almost all of these gatherings were hosted by women (salonnières) in their private mansions/wealthy homes.

Enlightenment ideas flourished in these types of gatherings.

"Alienate" means to _________ and, therefore, rights that Enlightenment thinkers thought should never be taken away or separated from a person are known as ________ rights.

This important building in Washington D.C. is at the top of our country's federal JUDICIAL branch. It is called ____________ and is in the _____________ architectural style.

This important building in Washington D.C. is at the top of our country's federal LEGISLATIVE branch. It is called ____________ and is in the _____________ architectural style.

This important building in Washington D.C. is at the top of our country's federal EXECUTIVE branch. It is called ____________ and is in the _____________ architectural style.