Enlightenment to Revolution

The Enlightenment is

• a time of rebirth
• a time when science ruled
• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
• a time when technology ruled

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that governments should reflect:

• monarchies

• the church

• natural laws

• science

 What was "the Enlightenment"?

• An 18th-century movement of intellectuals who stressed "reason."

• A form of government in which the executive, legislative, & judicial branches limit & control each other through a system of checks & balances.

• An 18th-century religious philosophy based on reason & natural law.

• A view of human nature that emphasized individual happiness at the expense of the broader society.

The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to...

• keep society the same.

• make progress toward a better society.

• become richer and more powerful.

• return to the social norms of the Bible.

The Catholic Church attacked Galileo because he defended a belief that said the _______ revolved around the ______.

• Earth... Sun

• Sun... Earth

• Stars... Moon

• Moon... Earth

How did the Catholic Church react to Copernicus and Galileo's heliocentric view?

• They accepted the idea of the heliocentric theory as truth

• The Church asked Galileo to spread his ideas to all believers

• The church condemned the ideas as heretical (against their teaching)

• The Pope made them travel third class on the Titanic

Which theory originally claimed that the sun was the center of the solar system?

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Titantic Theory

• Eurocentric Theory

What types of changes did the printing press facilitate?

• books more available to the public

• made it possible to share information across large areas

• Spread the ideas of the Enlightenment

• All the other three answers

Which of these statements is a natural law and natural rights advocate most likely to make?

• God grants monarchs the authority to rule and the duty to grant people their rights.

• People are irrational, so science is useless for deciphering human behavior.

• History teaches that individual freedom is an impossible goal.

• The government does not grant rights; it protects them.

Rousseau wrote: "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains". What kind of government did he favor to ensure greater freedom?

• an absolute monarchy

• a popularly elected government

• an oligarchy

• an enlightened monarchy