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WorksheetsUnit 2A Enlightenment
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
The right to life, liberty, and property
natural rights
social contract
natural beauty
popular sovereignty
Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Locke
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Voltaire
An agreement between free individuals and government
natural rights
social contract
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
The idea that government power comes from the people.
natural rights
social contract
consent of the governed
salons
This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.
Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Beccaria
A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.
scientific revolution
geocentric theory
catholic church
social contract
An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.
natural rights
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment
10 Commandments
This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.
Locke
Hobbes
Voltaire
Mr. Salguero
Which is NOT true about the legacy of the Enlightenment?
destroyed freedom
inspired the American Revolution
questioned the church
focused on individual rights
This philosopher believed in education and jobs for women.
Locke
Wollstonecraft
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Which is NOT true about the legacy of the Enlightenment?
destroyed freedom
inspired the American Revolution
questioned the church
focused on individual rights
This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.
Locke
Hobbes
Voltaire
Mr. Salguero
An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.
natural rights
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment
10 Commandments
A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.
scientific revolution
geocentric theory
catholic church
social contract
This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.
Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Beccaria
The idea that government power comes from the people.
natural rights
social contract
consent of the governed
salons
An agreement between free individuals and government
natural rights
social contract
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Locke
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Voltaire
The right to life, liberty, and property
natural rights
social contract
natural beauty
popular sovereignty
"Influenced by the writings of the Enlightenment philosophers who supported natural rights, the separation of power in a government, the consent of the governed, social contract, and the freedom of expression.
enlightened
immoral
despot
social reform
"a king or queen whose ideas and actions were influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers"
enlightened despot
natural rights
abolitionists
parliament
Which of the following was Denis Diderot's contribution to the world?
The Dictionary
The Atlas
The Almanac
The Encyclopedia
What events led to the Scientific Revolution?
The Renaissance
The Reformation
The Age of Exploraton
World War I and World War II
The invention of the printing press and exploring/discovering new lands and species led to what?
The Industrial Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
The creation of the Silk Road
The American Revolution
Which Enlightenment Thinker believed that people are naturally bad, and need to be governed by an absolute monarch?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Rousseau
What Enlightenment thinker most influenced the American and French Revolution, with the idea of "natural rights"?
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
What group of people helped influence the American and French Revolution, with the ideas of challenging the "divine right of kings"?
The Humanist Thinkers
The Scientific Thinkers
The Revolutionary Thinkers
The Enlightenment Thinkers
