Enlightenment and Its Impact

What time period does Unit 5 cover?

• 1600 to 1750

• 1700 to 1850

• 1750 to 1900

• 1800 to 1950

What is the Enlightenment primarily described as?

• A political revolution

• A social reform

• A religious movement

• An intellectual movement

Which of the following best describes rationalism?

• Knowledge through emotions

• Knowledge through tradition

• Knowledge through divine revelation

• Knowledge through reason

What does empiricism emphasize?

• Knowledge through philosophical debate

• Knowledge through historical texts

• Knowledge through senses and experimentation

• Knowledge through divine intervention

Which of the following is NOT a new way of relating to the Divine developed during the Enlightenment?

• Deism

• Atheism

• Rationalism

• Polytheism

What did Enlightenment thinkers emphasize regarding individualism?

• The family unit is the most basic element of society

• The individual human is the most basic element of society

• The collective groups are the most basic element of society

• The government is the most basic element of society

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that humans are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

What was one of the significant effects of Enlightenment ideas?

• The reinforcement of traditional religious beliefs

• The decline of scientific inquiry

• The intensification of nationalism

• The establishment of monarchies