Key Terms: Democratic Revolution

What term refers to the intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries?

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Reformation

• The Scientific Revolution

What is the term for the agreement between individuals to form a society and abide by its rules, often sacrificing some individual freedoms in exchange for the protection of the state?

• Natural rights

• Social contract

• Natural law

• American Revolution

What term describes the rights individuals are born with that no government can take away?

• Natural rights

• Social contract

• Natural law

• Enlightenment

What is the name of the period in European history that marks the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covers the 15th and 16th centuries?

• The Reformation

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Scientific Revolution

What term refers to the set of immutable moral principles considered as the basis of all human conduct?

• Natural rights

• Social contract

• Natural law

• Enlightenment

What is the term for the 16th-century religious movement that led to the establishment of Protestant churches and significant changes in the Catholic Church?

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

• The Enlightenment

• The Scientific Revolution

What term describes the period of great advances in science, mathematics, and astronomy during the 16th and 17th centuries?

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Reformation

What is the term for the colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783, which led to the independence of the United States from Great Britain?

• The Reformation

• American Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• Social Contract