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The Enlightenment was the use of reason guiding people's...
thoughts in philosophy, society, and politics.
thoughts in religion, spirituality, and Christianity.
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Around what time period did the Enlightenment occur?
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
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What does the word "Enlightenment" mean?
"Into the light"
"Into the Wild"
"To make lighter"
"Rebirth"
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What does the word secular mean?
Religious
Non-Religious
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The Enlightenment thinkers believed that there could be progress in society. It was thought that humans were capable of improving the world.
True
False
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What was a way Enlightenment thinkers, especially philosophes, shared their ideas?
Salads
Saloons
Salons
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"Philosophes" is French for...
Potatoes
Philosophers -_-
Mesopotamia
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It was rare for Enlightenment thinkers to share their ideas. They never sent letters to other philosophers, and hid their ideas from society.
True
False
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Philosophes distrusted...
Newspapers
Letters from outside their kingdoms.
Organized Religion
Women in salons.
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During the Enlightenment, most Kings and Queens believed God gave them their right to rule.
True
False
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Which person was not a philosopher during the Enlightenment?
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Benjamin Franklin
Niccolo Machiavelli
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Women were able to influence the Enlightenment through salons and writing.
True
False
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The Enlightenment inspired revolutions to occur in the American Colonies and France.
True
False
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Which NOT American Colonists were influenced by the Enlightenment?
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin