People
English physicist and mathematician, who was the culminating figure of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century.
Isaac Newton
A philosophical movement of the 18th century marked by a rejection of traditional social, religious, and political ideas and an emphasis on rationalism
Age of Reason/Enlightenment
Preachers who adopted the new ideas brought forth by the Great Awakening
New Light Preachers
The highest social groups of France didn’t have to pay taxes.
True
A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
United States Constitution
An English philosopher who was an inspirer of both the European Enlightenment and the Constitution of the United States. Had a philosophical thinking close to the founders of modern science.
John Locke
the era that witnessed the revolt from the Roman Catholic Church led by Martin Luther and others which ended the United church.
Age of Reformation
Preachers who embraced the old-fashioned, traditional church before the Awakening
Old Light Preachers
Martin Luther translated the Bible for himself and not for the people
False
After confessing or doing other godly work, the faithful received or bought a decree exempting them from punishment for their sins.
Letters of Indulgence
Martin Luther
A period of religious revival in American Christian history in response to the Age of Enlightenment
The Great Awakening/New Light
The highest French social group that included: Bishops, Monks, and Nuns
Clergy
The two highest social groups of France only took up about 2% of the population
True
The Christian belief that God is the one entity, lose faith in the divinity of Christ.
Unitarian
Believed that the government should be divided into 3 bodies because the states purpose was to “secure the people’s freedom.”
Montesquieu
During the Age of Enlightenment what college was founded by liberal ex-Harvard ministers.
Yale College
The group below the highest social group; includes: Dukes/Duchesses, Marquess, Earl, etc
Rousseau once said: “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.“
False
The general name of French social classes in the 1700’s
Estates
A French writer who questioned the lack of freedom of speech. He was thrown in prison and banished for this.
Voltaire
One of the many New Light schools preachers set up throughout the colonies
Princeton University
The major proportion of people in France during the 1700s.
Common folk (ones who didn’t belong to any social group)
Before Martin Luther translated the Bible it was only available in Latin
False
When you published information that was opposed to the government.
Libel