Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas

This vocabulary terms refers to the belief that a ruler's powers comes directly from God

• Religious leader

• God Given Power

• Divine Right

• Blessed with Authority

This vocabulary terms refers to the power of the mind to think, understand, and make sense of the world

• Wisdom

• Reason

• Intelligence

• Faith

What were the enlightenment thinkers challenging with their new way of thinking

• Church

• Minimum Wage

• Health Care

What social revolution helped spur the Enlightenment

• Technological Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Political Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

Which piece of technology helped spread information during the Enlightenment?

• Printing Press

• Hydraulic Press

• Steam Engine

• Wooden Plow

Which term is defined as people moving to cities and growth of cities

• Migration

• Urbanization

• Ruralization

• Technologically advanced

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in protecting people's natural rights (life, liberty, property)

• Thomas Hobbes

• Rousseau

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

Which enlightenment thinker thought that the government should be based on the consent of the governed

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Rousseau

Which enlightenment thinker thought that the government should have a separation of powers with three branches of government

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Rousseau

Which enlightenment thinker believed that the public gave up their freedom in exchange for government protection, also known as the social contract?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Rousseau