True/False
Philosophers
Effects on the U.S.
Women's Equality
General Knowledge
100
False. No educated person believed the Earth to be flat. In fact, the ancient Greeks not only new the Earth was round but also calculated it's circumference--and were only a little bit off.
Most educated people during the Middle Ages believed the Earth was flat.
100
1. Life 2. Liberty 3. Property
John Locke believed that each person was born with Natural Rights. What are they?
100
John Locke
The Declaration of Independence reads: "...all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Which Enlightenment thinker do you think influenced the writing of that sentence?
100
False
True/False: Women were allowed to vote until the Enlightenment?
100
18th Century
In what century did the Enlightenment occur?
200
False. The Enlightenment first started in western Europe.
The Enlightenment began in the U.S. and then slowly moved to Europe.
200
a. Capital b. put to death for a crime
Beccaria was against ____________ punishment, which means a prisoner is ___________________
200
Voltaire
The 1st Amendment to the U.S. constitution guarantees freedom of speech and religion. This amendment was heavily influenced by who?
200
Mary Wallstonecraft
What is the name of the female Enlightenment thinker we've discussed in class?
200
Reason
Enlightenment thinkers believed that humans should abandon traditional and religious beliefs in favor of?
300
True. Many philosophers such as, Rousseau, Locke, and Voltaire, viewed their home nations as being corrupt.
Enlightenment thinkers often viewed their on societies as being unjust.
300
a. Adam Smith b. "Leave it alone" or "Let them do as this will"
What Enlightenment philosopher is associated with "laissez-faire" capitalism? What does "laissez-faire" mean?
300
Protect citizens Natural Rights
The job of any government is to do what?
300
False. Ex: Women weren't allowed to vote in the U.S. until the 1920s
True/False Within 50 years of the Enlightenment women attain equality to men?
300
Calculus
Sir Issac Newton created a new type of mathematics. What was it called?
400
False. Deist believed in a all power God who created the universe. But they also believed that once God "started the machine" he no longer took an interest in what happened to his creation.
Deism states that there is a God who created the Universe and is personally interested in what happens in the lives of humans on Earth.
400
a. Voltaire b. Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Expression
Who said "I disagree with what you say, but I will fight to the death to defend your right to say it?" What do we call such rights?
400
Montesquieu
The U.S. has three branches of government. Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. Which Enlightenment thinker advocated for separation of powers such as therse?
400
Manly, not feminine.
During the lifetime of Mary Wallstonecraft, any woman who enjoyed learning was considered, what?
400
False. The Guillotine was invited during the French Revolution, after the Enlightenment. Perhaps as many as 40,000 people had their heads cut-off, including King Louis of France.
True/False: The Guillotine was a machine that was used to cut off the heads of criminals. The guillotine and other such devices were outlawed because of the Enlightenment.
500
True. Enlightenment thinkers were very influential to the leaders of the American and French Revolutions.
The Enlightenment and its principles influenced many revolutions including the American and French Revolutions?
500
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
Which philosopher believed that the "fruits of the Earth belong to all her children?"
500
Adam Smith
Was the U.S. more influence by the teachings of Adam Smith or Jean-Jacque Rousseau?
500
Jane Austin
Name one female author who was influenced by the Enlightenment?
500
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
Karl Marx, the creator of the idea of Communism, was influenced by which Enlightenment thinker?
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