Global Review 10.2a: The Enlightenment

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One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

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encouraged the spread of new ideas

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Which period of history had the greatest influence on the Enlightenment ideas of natural law and reason? Options: Pax Romana, Middle Ages, Age of Exploration, Scientific Revolution

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Scientific Revolution

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In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to

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protect natural rights

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The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on

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faith in human reason

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The Enlightenment and the American Revolution were both major influences on 19th-century uprisings in

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Latin America

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One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that

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governments should be based on the consent of the people

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Which idea became a central belief of the Enlightenment?

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The use of reason would lead to human progress.

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According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

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protect natural rights

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In this passage, Montesquieu is making reference to

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a separation of powers

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The writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu, and John Locke were similar in that each supported the principles of

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a democratic republic