Worksheetsthe enlightenment
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who despised inequality?
Adam Smith
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Galileo Galilee
Nicolaus Copernicus
What did Thomas Hobbes believe about people?
People are selfish and greedy
whats another name for the Enlightenment?
As the Enlightenment began, European thinkers began looking for ways to apply reason in order to improve the...
human condition
economy and government
technology and education
religion and society
who believed that people are naturally happy, tolerant, and reasonable?
who protested for women's rights in the Enlightment?
where was Voltaire exiled and for how many years?
England, 2 years
whose book did the government try to stop from publication and why?
Diderot's Encyclopedia because of of the church, legal system, and government being criticized
George Orwell's '1984' for its political themes and controversial content offensive to readers
Stephen King's 'It' because of its horror content
how did the enlightenment start?
During the Middle Ages when a group of victorians went against the monarchy
In the 1600s in Europe when a generation of philosophers saw reason as the best way to understand truth
In the 19th century when world war II survivors went against Nazi Germany and declared war
In Asia when Korea split into two: north and south due to the probability of soviet forces occupying
