What was the Enlightenment?
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- In this lesson, we will learn about some of the big ideas which people were getting excited about in the eighteenth century. Some of these ideas were so powerful, they went on to help cause revolutions.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What do historians call the eighteenth century movement which developed ideas that challenged the authority of monarchs and the Church?
The Age of Discovery
The Reformation
The Renaissance
Q2.
Which of the following were Enlightenment ideas?
Divine Right of Kings
Polytheism and paganism
Transubstantiation
Q3.
Which of the following were Enlightenment thinkers?
Columbus and Marco Polo
Galileo and Leonardo Da Vinci
Luther and Calvin
Plato and Aristotle
Q4.
Which of these is another name for the enlightenment
Age of Discovery
The Dark Ages
The Interregnum
The Restoration
Q5.
Which of the following ideas is most closely associated with Montesquieu?
Democracy
Natural Rights
Religious toleration