Enlightenment 2020
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- Q1Which work is currently paired with its author?Two Treatises of Government - Charles DarwinThe Wealth of Nations - Adam SmithEssay on the Principles of Population - Galileo GalileiCommunist Manifesto - Otto von Bismarck45s
- Q2One way in which the writings of John Locke and of Baron de Montesquieu are similar is that theystrengthened the divine right claims of European monarchspromoted the ideas of the Protestant Reformationresulted in the development of mercantile economic systemssupported the idea of governments having limited powers45s
- Q3What influence did the Scientific Revolution have on the Enlightenment in Europe?The emphasis on religious doctrine led to the rejection of scientific ideasEconomic growth was slowed by the lack of useable technology.Scientific truths were used to justify absolute monarchies.Natural laws were used to explain human affairs.45s
- Q4The idea that all people are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property is most directly associated with the writings ofJacques-Bénigne BossuetThomas HobbesBaron de MontesquieuJohn Locke45s
- Q5The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based onfaith in human reasontraditional practicesefforts to achieve salvationthe inevitability of poverty45s
- Q6Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. ... Nor is there liberty if the power of judging is not separate from legislative power and from executive power. If it were joined to legislative power, the power over the life and liberty of the citizens would be arbitrary, for the judge would be the legislator. If it were joined to executive power, the judge could have the force of an oppressor .... -Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Lawsa social contracta separation of powersa policy of mercantilisman enlightened despot45s
- Q7Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations stressed the importance ofsupply and demandgovernment ownershiplarge corporationstradition45s
- Q8Which idea is central to John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government?Famine, disease, and conflict are natural checks on population growth.Predestination will determine who will go to heaven.A government’s power comes from the consent of the people.The have-nots will rise up and overthrow the government of the haves.45s
- Q9Which period is most closely associated with the major ideas of these philosophers?EnlightenmentRenaissanceCrusadesReconquista45s
- Q10Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed.History is a continuous struggle between social classes.All individuals have natural rights.The king is sacred and answers only to God.45s
- Q11The writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu, and John Locke were similar in that each supported the principles ofa theocratic societya military dictatorshipan autocracya democratic republic45s
- Q12The writings of the 18th-century French philosophers Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire influenced thespread of imperialism to Africa and Asiasuccess of the German unification movementpolicies of the enlightened despotsstart of the Neolithic Revolution45s
- Q13A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need forthe use of reason for rational and logical thinkinga return to traditional medieval ideasstrengthening the power of the organized religionsoverseas expansion by western European nations45s
- Q14Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested indebating the role of the Church in societysupporting the divine right theorychanging the relationship between people and their governmentpromoting increased powers for European monarchs45s
- Q15John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to supporta government ruled by a divine right monarchya return to feudalism in Europea society ruled by the Catholic Churchthe right of citizens to decide the best form of government45s
