7.4 Enlightenment & 7.5 American Revolution

Compare the salons of the Enlightenment with social media today. What do they share in common?

• Both serve as platforms for discussion and exchange of ideas.

• Both are primarily used for entertainment purposes.

• Both are exclusive to the elite class.

• Both are government-controlled platforms.

The Enlightenment period marked a major shift in thinking and understanding in areas such as ______ and basic human rights.

• Government

• Science

• Religion

• Art

According to Thomas Hobbes, what was the nature of humans?

• Inherently good

• Inherently evil

• Neutral

• Dependent on society

What concept did Thomas Hobbes introduce that influenced later thinkers?

• Social Contract

• Theory of Relativity

• Evolution

• Quantum Mechanics

John Locke emphasized which natural rights?

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Freedom, Equality, and Justice

• Happiness, Wealth, and Health

• Speech, Religion, and Assembly

Montesquieu wrote 'The Spirit of the Laws', which is about the separation of powers and the foundation of modern American _________.

• democracy

• literature

• economy

• art

Voltaire was a poet, historian, essayist, and ________.

• philosopher

• scientist

• painter

• musician

What did Voltaire write about?

• Science and technology

• Political and religious freedom

• Art and literature

• Economics and trade

Who led The Encyclopedia Project?

• Denis Diderot

• Voltaire

Jean Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher and _______.

• writer

• painter

• scientist

• musician