7.4 Enlightenment & 7.5 American Revolution

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Compare the salons of the Enlightenment with social media today. What do they share in common?

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Both serve as platforms for discussion and exchange of ideas.

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The Enlightenment period marked a major shift in thinking and understanding in areas such as ______ and basic human rights.

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Government

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Thomas Hobbes was a:

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Philosopher

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According to Thomas Hobbes, what was the nature of humans?

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Inherently evil

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What concept did Thomas Hobbes introduce that influenced later thinkers?

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Social Contract

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John Locke emphasized which natural rights?

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Life, Liberty, and Property

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Montesquieu wrote 'The Spirit of the Laws', which is about the separation of powers and the foundation of modern American _________.

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democracy

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Voltaire was a poet, historian, essayist, and ________.

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philosopher

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What did Voltaire write about?

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Political and religious freedom

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Where was Jean Jacques Rousseau born?

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Switzerland