Are you awake?
1600s
1700s
History
Peace
100
What defined the period known as enlightenment?
What is the use of reason to guide thoughts about society, politics, philosophy
100
What did Voltaire, the French philosopher, say was the only thing that could improve human existence?
What is humans
100
What is a salon?
What is a social gathering held to discuss ideas during the Enlightenment.
100
What does it mean to be mocked
What is to laugh at someone, to make fun of by saying unkind things.
200
Which Renaissance thinkers used Greek and Roman ideas to question religion?
What is humanists
200
What is censorship?
What is the removal of information thought to be harmful
200
What is a theologian?
What is someone who studied theology.
200
What is intolerance?
What is unwillingness to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own.
300
Who was the ancient Greek philosopher who taught that logic could be used to discover new truths?
What is Aristotle
300
The "Encyclopedia," which contained articles and illustrations on science, history, and technology, was edited by which philosopher?
What is Denis Diderot
300
What is secular?
What is not concerned with religion
300
What's an expert?
What is someone that has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject gained as a result or training or experience.
300
What's an encyclopedia?
What is a book or CD containing facts about many different subjects, or containing detailed facts about one subject
400
Which Reformation idea reappeared during the Enlightenment?
What is the Church's authority should be questioned.
400
How were women able to influence enlightenment ideas?
What is they hosted salons
400
What is Enlightenment?
What is a period during the 1600s and 1700s when reason was used to guide people's thoughts about society, politics and philosophy.
500
What influenced Enlightenment thinkers to believe that natural laws govern not only the natural world. but government and society as well?
What is the Scientific Revolution
500
What ideas did Mary Wollstonecraft argue for?
What is women should have the same rights as men.
500
What is a philosopher?
What is someone who studies and develops ideas about the nature and meaning of existence, truth or good and evil.
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