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WorksheetsEnlightenment and Revoluition Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a social contract?
The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.
A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.
A book written by Thomas Hobbes in 1681.
An agreement by members of society to cooperate for the benefit of society.
Who wrote the book 'The Leviathan'?
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
What is an enlightened despot?
A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.
The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.
An agreement by members of society to cooperate for the benefit of society.
A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.
What is sovereignty?
A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.
The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.
A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.
A gathering of people in the 17th & 18th centuries that discussed trendy Enlightened topics, art, society, and politics.
What are natural laws?
A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.
A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.
A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.
What is baroque?
An agreement by members of society to cooperate for the benefit of society.
The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.
A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.
A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.
What is separation of powers?
A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.
A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.
A model of government in which the power is split into various branches that share the power equally.
What is rationalism?
A gathering of people in the 17th & 18th centuries that discussed trendy Enlightened topics, art, society, and politics.
A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.
A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.
A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.
What is a revolution?
A ruler in the 18th century who would pursue and utilize enlightenment ideas.
A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
A book written by Thomas Hobbes in 1681.
The supreme power or authority held by a ruler.
What is a salon?
A style of European architecture, music and art from 1600-1700.
A belief/theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief.
A group of unchanging moral principles that are a foundation for all human rights.
A gathering of people in the 17th & 18th centuries that discussed trendy Enlightened topics, art, society, and politics.
