Enlightenment and Its Impact

Enlightenment and Its Impact

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Philosophy

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

FREE Resource

The video explains the Enlightenment as an intellectual movement in Europe that emphasized reason and new ideas like natural rights and the social contract. Key figures include John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Enlightenment ideas challenged European social norms, leading to revolutions such as the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. It also inspired reform movements, including women's suffrage, the abolition of slavery, and the end of serfdom.

Read more

6 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary focus of the Enlightenment movement in Europe?

Emphasizing religious beliefs

Prioritizing reason and new ideas

Supporting monarchies

Promoting traditional social norms

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two philosophers are most associated with Enlightenment ideas?

Thomas Hobbes and Niccolò Machiavelli

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Plato and Aristotle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Enlightenment ideas affect European society?

They reinforced existing social norms

They challenged social norms and led to revolutions

They had no significant impact

They led to the establishment of new monarchies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following revolutions was influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

The Industrial Revolution

The American Revolution

The Russian Revolution

The Scientific Revolution

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the key reform movements inspired by Enlightenment thought?

The Renaissance

The Inquisition

The Crusades

Women's suffrage

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which social issue was addressed by Enlightenment-inspired reform movements?

The promotion of serfdom

The abolition of slavery

The spread of feudalism

The expansion of empires