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Roots of the Enlightenment
Important Dudes (and a Lady)
Enlightenment and American Government
Revolution
Potpurri
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In the 1600s and 1700s, what caused many scholars to challenge long-held beliefs about science, religion, and government? a. a variety of natural disasters b. a series of contests organized by major religions c. discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution and on the Voyages of Discovery d. the feeling of hopelessness following several horrible wars
c. discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution and on the Voyages of Discovery
100
British Writer who argued that women should have the same rights as men
Mary Wollstonecraft
100
Natural Rights
John Locke
100

heliocentric or sun-centered, theory was proposed by

Nicolaus Copernicus

100
The Enlightenment idea that governments should express the will of the people
Popular Sovereignty
200
Which two empires provided the intellectual guidelines that Enlightenment thinkers followed? a. Aztecs and Maya b. Egyptians and Sumerians c. Chinese and Japanese d. Greeks and Romans
d. Greeks and Romans
200
Farmer, scientist, and scholar who supported the separation of religious and secular power and later became president of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
200
Direct Democracy
Rousseau
200

Who developed the microscope

Francis Bacon

200

What did the British do to create problems for the colonies

Stamp Act or Navigation Act

300
What did Enlightenment thinkers learn from Aristotle and other Greek philosophers? a. logic and reason could not be applied to government b. it was human nature to develop religious traditions c. People can use logic to figure out new facts d. all logic came from a higher being
c. People can use logic to figure out new facts
300
Philosopher and Scientist who told the British House of Commons that they had no right to tax American colonists
Benjamin Franklin
300
Separation of Powers
Montesquieu
300

Salons helped to spread

Enlightenment thinking

300
When citizens submit to the authority of government to protect their own interests, it's called
social contract
400
The Enlightenment concept of progress--that humans are capable of improving their world--developed from whom/what? a. Renaissance Humanists b. the Bible c. Charles Darwin d. Thomas Aquinas
a. Renaissance Humanists
400
French Noble who claimed that separation of powers would protect people's freedom
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
400
Free Speech
Voltaire
400

The American Revolution was influenced by 

British policies or political scientists or the new philosophes

400
What does secular mean?
non-religious
500
Instead of using religious teachings as the foundation to explain how the world worked, Enlightenment scholars relied on what? a. their instincts b. the teachings of western philosophies c. reason, or logical thought d. mathematics
c. Reason, or logical thought.
500
Created the Encyclopedia
Denis Diderot
500
Who was the main writer of the U.S. Constitution?
James Madison
500

What event occurred after the Revolution?

Constitutional Convention

500
According to John Locke, what is the purpose of government? a. to defend, feed, and provide shelter for the people b. the peace, safety, and public good of the people c. to educate and provide meaningful work for the people d. to provide law and order and an honest justice system
b. the peace, safety, and public good of the people