What was the Enlightenment period known for?
Understanding the Enlightenment Video and Questions

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2nd Grade
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Jessica Goss
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
New ideas about government and power
The construction of the great pyramids
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who believed that humans are naturally evil and selfish?
Thomas Hobbes
Ms. Goss
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three natural rights according to John Locke?
Shelter, Food, and Water
Life, Liberty, and Property
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What concept did Montesquieu introduce?
Social Contract
Separation of Powers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a social contract according to Rousseau?
An agreement between the government and its people
Getting married
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who advocated for the separation of church and state?
Voltaire
John Locke
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the need for a strong government like a 'sea monster'?
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one major result of the Enlightenment ideas?
The start of revolutions around the world
The invention of the steam engine
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