The Enlightenment
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- Q1Which best describes a Social Contract?Humans exchange freedom for safetyHumans exchange freedom for safetyHumans hurt others as they have been hurtHumans agree to follow the Golden Rule30s
- Q2A period in the 17th and 18th centuries that changed people's ideas about science and politics.The ReformationScientific MethodRepublicanismThe Enlightenment30s
- Q3The ideas that shaped the development of governmental systems. During the Enlightenment, Philosophes would create revolutionary ideas about politics and who should rule.Industrial RevolutionPolitical ThoughtCensorshipScientific Method30s
- Q4Used by scientists, a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.Rule of LawPolitical ThoughtRepublicanismScientific Method30s
- Q5During the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution, the Catholic Church and Absolute Monarchs would attempt restrict access to ideas and information to keep control. This was known as______________________.CensorshipSocial ContractRule of LawScientific Method30s
- Q6The rights of life, liberty, and property that all people are born with.Social ContractPolitical ThoughtRepublicanismNatural Rights30s
- Q7Rule that governs human nature. Hobbes believed that humans followed this when they had no rulers. Big Hint - this describes a society with no government to protect themNatural LawPolitical ThoughtSocial ContractScientific Method30s
- Q8This ensures that the law is applied evenly, fair and timely.Political ThoughtNatural RightsRule of LawScientific Method30s
- Q9John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to...Continue to be persecuted.Refuse to vote in the next election.Overthrow the governmentMove to another country30s
- Q10An ideology (idea) of being a citizen in a state as a republic rather than as a monarchy or dictatorship.RepublicanismPolitical ThoughtSocial ContractRule of Law30s
- Q11Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws emphasized the importance of -complete honesty for rulerstolerance for all religionsa separation of powers into 3 branches of governmentthe social contract30s
- Q12To avoid chaos. You give up some rights to protect others. Hobbes and Locke had two very different ideas on what this looked like.Natural LawSocial ContractScientific MethodNatural Rights30s
- Q13A legislature and body of people that come together to discuss matters of state. This, in England is composed of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.ParliamentMonarchyCongressRule of Law30s
- Q14Baron de Montesquieu, Denis Diderot, and Jeans Jacques Rousseau were people who offered views and theories on profound issues such as ethics, government, or logic. They were known as_______________________ in France.PhilosophesConservativesMonarchsTerrorists30s
- Q15Why was the Enlightenment considered a revolution in Europe?It was a change in industry, from farming to factory life.It was change in science and politicsnothing changedThere were many wars30s