The Enlightenment Test

The Enlightenment Test

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History

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who invented an accurate telescope and supported Copernicus's ideas.

Back

Galileo Galilei

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who argued that the natural state of mankind is cruel and evil, necessitating a government led by an absolute monarch to keep them "in check"?

Back

Hobbes

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who argued that there should be a separation of government powers to prevent a single person from becoming too powerful? Options: Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hobbes

Back

Montesquieu

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who believed that everyone was born with three natural rights (life, liberty, and property) that the government was responsible for protecting?

Back

John Locke

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar in that they:

Back

encouraged new ideas.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Enlightenment is also known as the ______________

Back

Age of Reason

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

According to John Locke, what are the three natural rights that everyone is said to be born with?

Back

Life, liberty, and property

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