Name at least two of the Enlightenment philosophers that we have studied.
Who are John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, and Thomas Hobbes?
100
John Locke believed that this was the purpose of government
to protect the natural rights of individual people
100
The belief that one ruler should possess all political power in a country.
What is absolutism?
100
These are the absolute monarchs we have learned about in class.
Who are Louis the XIV, Catherine the Great, Peter the Great, and Elizabeth I of England?
100
This German monk wrote the 95 Theses, initiating a period of reform in the Catholic Church known as the Protestant Reformation
Who is Martin Luther?
200
This is a major reason that the Enlightenment is considered a turning point in European history.
What is Enlightenment philosophers had new ideas that changed the way people thought about society and government.
200
This Enlightenment philosopher believed that, in the state of nature, people are evil.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
This Enlightenment philosopher likely supported the idea of absolutism.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
This Queen of England converted her country from Catholic to Protestant.
Who is Elizabeth I?
200
This leader of Russia believed that a good absolute ruler should create laws that apply to all citizens equally.
Who is Catherine the Great?
300
The Enlightenment took place during these centuries.
What is 1600s to 1700s
300
These Enlightenment philosophers believed that all governments must be based on the consent of the governed.
Who are John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
300
This is the idea that God gave absolute rulers the right to rule.
What is divine right (OR Mandate of Heaven)
300
This king of France controlled his nobles by inviting them to his grand palace at Versailles so he could keep an eye on them.
Who is Louis XIV?
300
These were major results of the reign of Peter the Great in Russia.
What is Russia expanded its territory, became more westernized, and improved its military.
400
This is the definition of the Age of Enlightenment.
What is a time period in European History when people began using their own reasoning and thinking to answer questions about the world around them.
400
This Enlightenment philosopher emphasized the importance of freedom of speech.
Who is Voltaire?
400
These Enlightenment philosophers would have strongly opposed the idea of absolutism.
Who are John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
400
This Emperor of Russia tried to make the country more European by encouraging men to dress like Germans and moving the capital to a new, highly westernized city.
Who is Peter the Great?
400
This is the event in ancient history in which people transitioned from a nomadic lifestyle to a lifestyle based on farming and raising animals.